EMERGENCY?
Dial 911
Non-Emergencies: 541-776-7206
SUICIDE & CRISIS HOTLINE:
541-774-8201
Scanner Group Links:
OFFICIAL SCANNERGROUP.COM WEBSITE
JOSEPHINE COUNTY SCANNER GROUP
SEE THE TOP MENU FOR ALL 24 GROUPS!
How to Listen to the Scanner Yourself LIVE:
If you would like to listen to law enforcement, medical and fire, you have a few options:
OPTION 1: Google Broadcastify and find the appropriate feed. Jackson County: http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/7238/web
OPTION 2: Buy a scanner locally or through an online retailer (ie. Amazon, Ebay, etc.) You’ll need to manually program the frequencies, which can be found online, free.
OPTION 3: Download an App for your phone: Broadcastify & Scanner Radio are the recommended apps. Broadcastify.com for your computer is a good way to listen as well. Emergency Radio and 5-0 Radio are a few of those available.
CODES & TERMS USED BY LE (Law Enforcement) LOCALLY:
WIKI OSP RADIO REFERENCE (the full-meal deal)
FREQUENT TERMS:
- ATL – Attempt to Locate
- UTL – Unable to Locate
- RO – Restraining Order
- DOC – Disorderly Conduct
- MVC – Motor Vehicle Collision
- MVA – Motor Vehicle Accident
- RP – Reporting Party
- LOC – Loss of Consciousness
FREQUENT CODES
- Code 1 Routine response
- Code 2 Urgent response
- Code 3 Emergency Response(lights and Sirens)
- Code 4 – All clear
- Code 11 – Mentally unstable
- Code 12 Warrant on Subject
- Code 13 Requesting Back up
- Code 15 In Custody
- Code 33 – Channel lock down, only the incident in question is broadcast.
FREQUENT CITIZEN ID
- AMA – Asian Male Adult
- AFA – Asian Female Adult
- BMA – Black Male Adult
- BFA – Black Female Adult
- WMA – White Male Adult
- WFA – White Female Adult
- HMA – Hispanic Male Adult
- HFA – Hispanic Female Adult
- UUMV – Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
MDC, MDT, MY SCREEN – In Car Computer – dispatch can send them photos, reports, warrant information, etc.. You often will hear LE (Law Enforcement) state ‘Send it to my screen.’, when speaking to dispatch.
IN CUSTODY – subject is in handcuffs, in the back of the police car, taken to jail, or otherwise ‘secured.’
DETOX – the drunk tank – where they take drunk / intoxicated people that haven’t done anything to warrant jail but not safe enough to be left in public.
PHASE 2 – Where dispatch obtains an ‘approximate’ address based on a cell ping and/or approx info based on phone company data.
DOMESTIC – Usually a fight between two or more people people, son/dad, mom/daughter, boyfriend/girlfriend; typically within a house/dwelling, but does happen in public at times.
POLICE IDENTIFIERS:
- [200] MPD Patrol Units- 2 For MPD 1-6 Team Number, 1-8 for Beat they cover. = 216
- [Xray] Corporal – 2 For MPD, 1-8 Beat = 2Xray6
- [Charlie] CSO – 2 For MPD, 1-8 Beat = 2Charlie2
- [David] Detective – 2 For MPD, = 2David12
- [Marie] Motorcycle- 2 For MPD, 1-8 Beat = 2Marie7
- [600] Central Point Police
- [3100] Oregon State Police
- [4100] Shady Cove
- [4200] Butte Falls
- [4400] Rogue River
- [4500] Jacksonville
- [4600] Phoenix
- [4700] Talent
- [5100] Eagle Point
Jackson County Sheriff Runs different call signs and change on rotations as they call.
