Quiz: Police Codes

Theodore Roosevelt

James Dougherty

Charles Hopper

J. Edgar Hoover

Charles Hopper was the Illinois State Police Communications Director In 1937, when he was credited inventing police codes.

K9 Assistance Needed

Suspect has a Knife

Over 60 and Kind of Drunk

Medical Kit Needed

The code 10-63K stands for K9 assistance needed!

Illegal Gambling

Public Drunkenness

Public Littering

Illegal Substance

Public Drunkenness

Stakeout in place

Ambulance needed – blood on site

Resisting Arrest

Hit and Run

Hit and Run!

Out For Meal

Out For Restroom

Out and About

Out of County

In Arizona, 10-94 means that the officer is eating, out for meal!