GPD CAD UNIT DESIGNATORS

  As explained to me, GPD uses a CAD Unit ID system different from
that of ASO.

  "GPD uses a letter system for their patrol zones -- Zones A through
about S or T.  Designators include a letter which corresponds to a
geographical patrol zone followed by the Officer's personal ID #.

  Numbers in the 7000, 8000, and 9000 series are indicative of spec-
ialized units not assigned to any particular zone (detectives, road
supervisors, or off duty patrol units [9000 series].)"

-Randy Kerr, ASO  (Thanks, Randy.)


NOTE:

  To me, this sounds like GPD is using a morph of their old CAD Unit
Numbering System, used back about 1990 that I remember, or that I was
last able to regularly monitor, anyway.  Units in the 8000 range were
the Supervisor units (Sgt., Lt., etc.), and units in the 9000 range
were the Off Duty units.  In the 9000 series (which have nothing to do
with the Arnold Schwartzenagger [sp?] movies) the first digit was "9"
and the latter three numbers were the Officer's personal ID #.  Lately,
I have also been hearing 5000-series unit designators.  I do not know
to which units they refer, or what their purpose is.  (They were ob-
viously developed before the Model 9000s, though.  However, if stopped
by one and it says to you, "Ay'll be bahk," then I would get scared if
I were you.  <BG>)

  For more information on GPD's old system of CAD Unit Numbering, please
see "Old GPD CAD Unit Numbering System" on the main page.  -Todd

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Todd L. Sherman/KB4MHH
afn09444@afn.org
12/21/1995