INCIDENTS

SERVICES

1A

Alarm Sounding

2A

Advise Relatives/Owner

1B

Bomb Threat

2B

Recruiting

1C

Car/Person Acting Suspiciously

2C

Civil Dispute

1D

Domestic Dispute

2D

Official Request for Information

1E

Emergency/Disaster/Spill

2E

Remove fences/structures/vegetation

1F

Assist Fire/Ambulance

2F

Firearms Licensing

1G

Solvent Abuse

2G

Liquor Licensing/Vetting

1H

Drunk Home

2H

Draw Raffle

1I

Blockage/Breakdown on Highway

2I

Information

1J

Juvenile Complaint

2K

Found Property

1K

Drunk Custody/Detox Centre

2L

Lost Property

1L

Land Rescue

2M

Missing Person

1M

Mental

2N

Civil Court Process

1N

Noise Control

2O

Court Orders

1P

Premises Insecure

2P

Public Relations

1Q

Breach Graduated Drivers License

2Q

Jury List Vetting

1R

Breach of the Peace

2R

Recovery of motor vehicle

1S

Sudden Death

2S

Summons

1T

Truancy

2T

Warrant to Arrest/Fines Enforcement

1U

Traffic Incident

2U

Warrant of Seizure

1V

Vehicle Collision

2V

Validation

1W

Water/Sea Rescue/Emergency

2W

Arrest Warrant (Other)

1X

Attempted Suicide

2Y

Stock/Animals

1Z

Other Incident

2Z

Other Service Request/Response

TASKS: PREVENTATIVE

TASKS: OTHER DUTIES

3A

Attend Scene of Crime/Incident

4A

Attend Scene/Meeting/Course/Other

3B

Beat

4B

Mortuary Procedure

3C

Crime Prevention Advice

4C

Correspondence/Counter

3D

Dog Care/Maintenance

4D

Demonstration Duty

3E

Employee Vetting

4E

Escort Duty

3F

Foot Patrol

4F

Fingerprint Examination

3G

Watchhouse/Counter Duty

4G

Travel

3H

Hotel Visit

4H

Photography Job

3J

Comm Centre Duty

4I

Injury/Sickness

3K

Keys Taken

4J

Court Security (Prison Escort)

3M

Directed Patrol

4K

Court Attendance (Witness, etc.)

3O

Other Vetting

4L

Logistics/Staff Transport

3R

Road Checkpoint

4M

Meal break

3S

Serve Summons/Execute Arrest Warrant

4N

Victim Advice

3T

Turnover

4P

Public Entertainment Duty

3V

Staff Visit/Supervision

4Q

Enquiry/Investigation

3W

Watching/Observations

4S

Vehicle servicing i.e. petrol/LPG

3X

Video Job

4U

Lockup

3Y

Other School Talks (Not YES)

4V

VIP/DPS

3Z

Other Preventative Task

4W

Witness/Other Person Protection

4X

Execute Search Warrant

4Z

Airport Security

K1

No further police action required

K3

No offence disclosed (for incident initially reported as offences)

K6

Reported

K9

Arrest made.

K2

Event held until later (replaced by the term "pre-empt")

K4

Warning given (now included in K6)

K5

Police form 258 or 101 submitted (now included in K6)

K7

Job left for expert (code no longer used)

K8

Job left for prime unit (code no longer used)

STATUS CODES:

 COMPUTER TRANSACTION ABBREVIATIONS:

10-0

Off duty

EV

Enter Vehicle

10-1

Broadcast to all units

LV

Locate stolen vehicle

10-2

En-route to job

QAFV

Query Address Family Violence

10-3

Available

QDH

Query Drivers History

10-4

Repeat your last message

QEC

Query Engine/Chassis number

10-5

Out of service for a short time (now obsolete)

QF

Query File

10-6

Change channel....

QG

Query Firearm License

10-7

Arrived at job

QNFV

Query Name Family Violence

10-8

Busy but available

QP

Query Person

10-9

Urgent Message

QR

Query Vehicle register

10-10

Officer requires immediate assistance

QV

Query Vehicle of interest (VOI)

QVA

Query something to do with offence history

QVH

Query History of license holder

QVR

Query VOI and Register (combination of QV and QR)

QY

Query Property

47

Report for the Coroner

POI

Person of interest

56

See EBA (refers to section 56 of Land Transport Act 1998)

PRN

Person record number

58

See EBA (refers to section 58 of Transport Act 1962)

Pseudo

A drivers license with no classes, generally a disqualified driver.

101

form for reporting minor offences (Pol101)

QID

Officer ident number

258

General purpose police report form (Pol258)

SAP

Safe Arrival Point

AOS

Armed Offenders Squad

SITREP

Situation Report

ASAP

As Soon As Possible

SOCO

Scene of Crimes Officer (Forensic)

CAD

Computer Assisted Dispatch system

SSG

Specialist Search Group

CAU

Child Abuse Unit

STG

Special Tactics Group

CIB

Criminal Investigation Branch (detectives)

STU

Strategic Traffic Unit

CIU

Combined Investigative Unit (detectives and uniformed officers)

STATUS-D

Disqualified

CIS

Criminal Intelligence Section

STATUS-S

Stolen

CRB

Criminal Registration Branch (Photos/Fingerprints)

STATUS-W

Wanted

CVIU

Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit

Switchy

Computer terminal message

DAO

Duly Appointed Officer

TAR

Traffic accident report

DLICNO

Drivers Licence Number

TESSA

Telecom Phone No. database

DPS

Diplomatic Protection Squad

TON

Traffic offence notice

EAGLE

Police Helicopter

TP

Team Policing

EBA

Excess Breath Alcohol (drunk driver)

TSB

Traffic Safety Branch

Flags

Additional info attached to a persons file, usually a warning.

TY

Police vehicle involved in crash (derived from the treasury (ty) form that has to be filled in afterwards)

GBH

Grievous Bodily Harm

VOI

Vehicle of Interest

GDB

General Duties Branch (Uniformed Officers)

WTA

Warrant To Arrest

Informant

Person who has reported or witnessed an offence.

WTI

Wanted To Interview

ION

Infringement offence notice

YAS

Youth Aid Section

Masters

A file containing a person’s criminal history.

YES

Youth Education Section

MPR

Miscellaneous property report

File Number

Number assigned to police file by the Wanganui Computer e.g. 971225/3456

NIS

National Intelligence System

Event number

Number assigned to an incident dispatched from the comms centre by the CAD system

Northcom

Northern Communications Centre (Auckland)

OR

Offence Report

A

Commissioned officer (inspector)

N

Senior Sergeant

B

Beat Unit

O

Community Constable

C

Crime Car (CIB patrol for initial attendance at serious crimes)

P

Team Policing Unit

D

Dog patrol

Q

Single crewed unit attends historic incidents

E

Uniform Enquiry unit

R

Rural Constable

F

Fingerprints/Photographs

S

General Duties Sergeant

G

Logistics

T

General Traffic unit

H

Highway/Motorway traffic unit

U

Air Support Unit

I

Incident Patrol (Uniform)

V

Traffic Sergeant

J

Combined investigative unit

W

Misc Traffic units

K

Scene of Crime officer (SOCO)

X

Misc CIB units

L

Police Launch

Y

Youth Aid/Education

M

Mounted patrol (Horses/Bicycles)

Z

Diplomatic Protection Squad