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Here is an in progress list of unit numbers and their meanings for Thurston County. Would anyone like me to add this to the wiki? And also if anyone could help add in the unknown data it would be much appreciated. Enjoy!

Unit Identifier Meanings:
1-Thurston County Sheriff
2-Olympia Police Department
3-Lacey Police Department
4-Tumwater Police Department
5-Tenino, Bucoda, Rainier Police Department's
6-Yelm Police Department
7-Not used, Used to be Rainier
8-Niscqually Tribal Police
9-Coroners Office
10-CAPCOM Employees


Confirmed:
Sam-Sergent
Lincoln-Lieutenant
King-K9

Unconfirmed: (Any Input is Helpful)
John-Jail Inmate Transfer Drivers?
Paul-Patrol?
Ida-?
Union-?
Metro-?
Young-?
Robert-?
Units that use the city name (ex. “Tumwater 1”)-?


Unit Numbers (Numbers with a “*” are ones that are confirmed. I confirm it when I hear it more than once)
Sheriff
*1Boy88
1Ida36
1Adam44
*1Sam28
*1Lincoln11
1Charles25
*1Adam67
*1Boy42
1Boy94
1Robert211
1Edward50
*1Sam76
1Paul40
*1Charles21
1Robert27
1John52
1David97
*1Boy78
1Lincoln7
1Adam68
*1X-Ray-501
*1Boy60
*1David91
1Charles74
*1Lincoln9
1John88
1John56
*1Edward70
*1David22
1Charles95
*1Adam97
1Lincoln3
1Charles90
*1Edward97
*1Adam74
1Charles92
1Paul4
*1David90
1David43
*1Edward40
1Adam64
1Robert202
1Paul3
1Sam81
1Paul5
1Adam66

Olympia PD
2David 26
2Boy61
2Sam30
2Charles47
*2Frank31
*2Frank64
2Charles56
2David47
2Sam5
*2Robert27
2Boy19
2Young104
2Adam25
2Boy67
2Sam7
2Sam34
2John4
2Adam65
2Robert60
2Boy71
2David34
2Sam3
2David38
2Adam54
2David48
2Charles39
*2Sam8
2Boy19
2Adam22
2David40
*2Robert55
2Adam33
*2Charles71
*2Sam6
*2Boy60
*2Adam44
2Sam1

Lacey PD
*3Boy67
3Sam22
*3Adam63
3Adam34
*3Boy27
3Robert30
*3Adam65
3Boy60
*3Sam4
3Charles38
*3Metro24
3King28
*3Boy59
*3Boy31
*3Adam51
3Boy20
*3Boy42
*3Metro53
*3Sam11
*3Charles17
3Charles56
3Union5
*3Adam64
*3Charles45
3Charles30
3Adam58
*3Robert46
*3Sam14
*3Boy31
3Charles45
3Union1
3King48

Tumwater PD
*4Paul20
*4Paul21
*4Paul22
*4Metro24
*4Paul26
*4Paul27
*4Paul10
*4Lincoln5
4Lincoln8
*4King11
*4Paul23
*4Paul12
*4Paul17
*4Lincoln3
*4Ida16
*4Union41
*Tumwater1
*Metro13
*4Lincoln6

Tenino/Rainier/Bucoda Police
*5Paul5
*5Paul6
*Tenino1
*5Paul3
*5Paul4

Yelm PD
*6Paul12
6Paul9
*6Paul4
6Paul8
6Paul13
*Yelm1
6Paul7
6King7
6Paul3


Nisqually Tribal Police
*8Sam1
8Paul6
*8Paul7
*8Frank21
8King3
8Paul5

Pretty sure Tumwater uses "Commanders" as they may be the Lincoln units.

Each city and the county has Metro units which is an assigned traffic car or bike

Robert is reserve officers

Ida may be detectives as the county uses "David" as a beat assignment. Tumwater is Paul for patrol

Lacey and Oly have their own designator for patrol area assignment A-D or so

County 1 is the Sheriff and likewise the cities for their administration.

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I should amend that by saying Tumwater may have no sgts according to their website and instead Lt's and Cmdr's

"Members of Patrol are required to be the most well rounded in their knowledge of traffic, criminal, civil, and state laws as well as city ordinances. They are the front line of defense for the city of Tumwater and it's citizens. From their ranks come the Detectives, Lieutenants, Commanders and Chiefs."

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"I was installing un-programmed radios"

Nice work! You have the unit identifiers correct as far as 1 being TCSO etc. Usually it goes as this when a unit is named: Department, assignment, and unit number. So, 1Boy88 would be a deputy with the SO, he's working the "boy" area (NE county), and his unit number is 88.

You have the Sam (Sgt. ) and Lincoln (Lt.) correct. King units can be K9, but they can also be a school resource officer. Lacey King units are SRO's and Olympia K9 units are "Frank" units, and with the county they are just an area car but they have in their unit capability that they are a K9 officer.

The unconfirmed list: "John" units are jailers, "Paul" units are either patrol (Tumwater doesn't have patrol areas so they can go anywhere in Tumwater) or off duty working a special detail, "Ida" are detectives, "union" units are cadets or community service officers, "metro" are traffic officers, "young" units are senior patrol / volunteers, "Robert" units are usually reserves but can also be rover units, Units that use the city name typically are chiefs and or commanders Oly1 is the chief and then down.

You have a good base on the units that typically work out on the road, but keep in mind, a unit can work the "boy" area one night, but get moved to the "Adam" area the next. So you may have 1Boy88, but next shift he may be a 1Edward88.

I think I got the majority of it answered but any other questions let me know.