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Radio Call Signs

Air Support Unit

Airport Police

Community Service Officers

DUI Enforcement

Enhanced Patrol

K9 Unit

Marine Unit

Metro

Sound Transit

Reserves

Street Crimes & NDET Units

Special Operations

Patrol Section Call Numbers

Patrol Districts

North Precinct Area

Southeast Precinct Area

Southwest Precinct Area

Shoreline Precinct Area

Talkgroups

Each KCSO talkgroup serves a specific purpose. Guidelines for use of these talkgroups are described in this manual section.

1. The word talkgroup is used in place of channel on 800MHz radios.
2. Tactical channels are to be used in accordance to the guidelines set forth in G.O. 13.00.000.
   • They may be used for car-to-car traffic as well.
3. Listed below are the talkgroups available to KCSO personnel. Some talkgroups are only available to specific units:

*Simplex talkgroups do not use a repeater and can only be heard by radios that are in direct line of site of each other. KCSO does not have any encrypted talkgroups.

Use of the Mutual Aid Radio Sysetem (MARS) Frequency

The King County law enforcement Mutual Aid Radio System (MARS) is used as a common channel to allow communications between public safety personnel or agencies who do not share other common channels or radio system technology. MARS is primarily used for tactical coordination between two or more agencies.

1. King County Sheriff’s Office Communications shall monitor and assign MARS usage on a priority basis.
   1. Clearance to use MARS can be made directly over the MARS talk group itself.
   2. King County users can access MARS by selecting that talk group on their radio.
   3. MARS shall not be substituted for other car-to-car talk groups except in emergencies.
2. The Air Support Unit shall monitor the MARS talk group when in service. Deputies may contact Guardian One on MARS.
3. Except in emergencies, all users shall obtain the dispatchers permission before using MARS.
   1. The radio call assignment shall consist of the name of the jurisdiction, followed by the radio call number (i.e., "King County 2 King 1, "Issaquah 139," Tukwila Tom 3," etc.).
   2. Base station assignments shall consist of the name of the jurisdiction, followed by the word Radio (i.e., "Valley Com Radio," "King County Radio," “SPD Radio,” etc.).

Simplex Mutual Aid Talkgroups

The Regional 800 MHz Public Safety Communications System has several "simplex" talk groups. A “simplex" talk group is also known as a "direct" channel. Basically that means that it is a non-repeated frequency that a radio uses to "talk" and "listen" on the same frequency and operates strictly on a line-of-sight basis. The range that the radio will transmit or receive is limited by the radio signals ability to travel in a straight line without obstacles and is based on the power output of the radio. "Simplex" talk groups have a very limited range and their signals generally do not reach the Communications Centers. It is quite possible to hear only one half of a simplex radio conversation, depending on your proximity to one or both of the radios in use.

1. System "Simplex" talk groups.
   1. STATEOPS (State Operations) talk groups are available to any 800 MHz System users on a statewide basis.
   2. STATEOPS talk groups have pre-designated uses.
      STATEOPS1 is designated for the Fire Services
      STATEOPS2 is designated for Law Enforcement use.
      STATEOPS3 is designated for General Government use.
      STATEOPS4 is designated for the Fire Services.
      STATEOPS5 is designated for Law Enforcement use.
      
   3. KCSO radios are programmed with STATEOPS 2, 3 & 5 only.
2. KCSO "Simplex" talk groups.
   1. There are a number of TAC talk groups on the KCSO talk group template that are for "simplex" operations.
   2. All "simplex" talk groups are designated by the → symbol, being displayed on the LCD screen on the radios.

Final Classification Reporting (FCR) system

This section is incomplete. Its content will be added soon.

Suspect Codes

Each person listed as a suspect will have an alpha code of either "A" (arrested) or "S" (suspect) listed in front of his/her name.

1. Patrol deputies will use the "A" code when closing a case by citing, forwarding an adult case to the Prosecutor’s Office recommending misdemeanor charges or forwarding a case to Juvenile Court recommending misdemeanor charges.
2. All felony suspects will be identified with an "S" by patrol deputies.
3. Detectives forwarding cases to Adult or Juvenile Court for charges will use the code "A" for defendants.
   • Cases not cleared by arrest will have the code "S" for each suspect.
4. Suspects with "A" codes will have a four (4) digit code in the "charge" box of the incident report or on the line after the name of the suspect on a follow-up report.
   • The first three digits of the code will be the FCR code that best describes the charge followed by a "F" for felony or "M" for misdemeanor, (e.g., a person arrested for driving a stolen car will be a 327-F, or a person arrested for shoplifting under $250 will be a 297-M.)
5. Up to three (3) "charge codes" may be included for each suspect.

Incident Classification Codes

This section is incomplete. Its content will be added soon.

Disposition Codes

1. Arrest Made - No Incident Number Needed (e.g., warrant arrest).
2. Assistance Rendered/Assignment Completed On Scene - No Incident Report.
3. Assistance Rendered/Assignment Completed Over Telephone - No Incident Report.
4. Cancelled By Radio.
5. * Incident Report On Scene - No Arrest/No Booking/No Citation.
6. * Incident Report Over Telephone - No Arrest/No Booking/No Citation.
7. * Incident Report – Physical Booking Made.
8. * Incident Report - Citation Issued/Charged By Investigation/No Booking.
   • Includes juveniles who are fingerprinted and photographed and released to a parent or guardian.
   • Includes when the Youth Center declines to accept juvenile.
9. Citation Issued - Arrest/Booking Made (e.g., criminal traffic arrest).
10. Notice of Infraction or Criminal Traffic Citation issued with no incident number assigned.
11. * False Alarm.
12. F.I.R. Made.
13. Follow-up On Scene - No Arrest/No Booking/No Citation.
14. Follow-up Over Telephone - No Arrest/No Booking/No Citation.
15. Follow-up - Arrest/Physical Booking Made.
16. Follow-up - Citation Issued/Charged By Investigation/No Booking.
    • Includes juveniles who are fingerprinted and photographed and released to a parent or guardian.
    • Includes when the Youth Center declines to accept juvenile.
17. No Police Action Possible/Necessary.
18. Referred To Agency Other Than KCSO.
19. Referred To Other KCSO Division - No Incident Report.
20. Taken To Home, Family, Or Medical Facility.
21. Unable To Locate Incident, Complainant, Or Suspect.
22. Warning Given.
23. Supervisory Contact.
24. Extra Unit (in addition to, or support of, assigned unit).
25. Duplicate Card (Comm Center Use Only).
26. Out of Service.

* One of these codes is required every time an incident report is written.

Hazard Factors

*. Mail-in Report
0. No Apparent Hazard
1. Hazard Existed (Armed Suspects, Bomb Disposal, Resisting Arrest, Obstructing, etc.)
2. Gang Related Incident
3. Deputy Assaulted/Officer, No Weapon^†
4. Deputy Assaulted/Officer, Weapon^†
5. Hate Crime
6. Unassigned
7. Anti-harassment, Non-Domestic Violence Only^‡
8. Pursuit Involved
9. Domestic Violence^‡

† Use this code only when suspect is arrested for assault or suspect unknown but would be arrested if known. This code takes priority over other codes which may apply.

‡ All Anti-harassment incidents and All Domestic Violence incidents require an Incident Report, per State Law.