Police Codes
10-Codes vs 11-Codes vs Penal Codes: What’s the Difference?
Listen to a police scanner for more than a few minutes and you’ll hear a jumble of numbers: “10-4,” “11-99,” “we’ve got a 459 in
July 8, 2026
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Why Do Police Say “10-4”? Meaning and Origin
“10-4” is the one police code almost everyone knows. It’s turned up in films, in trucker slang, in casual conversation, and in a thousand cop
July 8, 2026
Police Codes
Florida Police Codes and Signals Explained
Florida sounds different on the radio. Where most of the country built its police shorthand around ten-codes, Florida agencies talk in signals — “Signal 4,”
July 8, 2026
Police Codes
What Does “10-42” Mean? The Police End-of-Watch Code Explained
Most police codes are strictly practical — a plate check, a location request, a traffic stop. 10-42 starts out that way too, meaning simply that
July 8, 2026
Police Codes
What Does Police Code 10-32 Mean? (Person With a Gun)
If you’ve heard “10-32” crackle across a police scanner, you’ve heard one of the codes that makes officers tense up. In most of the country
July 8, 2026
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What Is Code 7 in Police? All Meal Break Codes Explained
Among all the urgent-sounding numbers on a police channel, there’s one that’s refreshingly ordinary: the code an officer uses to go grab lunch. In much
June 20, 2026