FOI 129/25 Call Signs

Enquiry Reference:  129 - 25                                                                                                       

 

I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request.  Below is your request and our response.

 

I am curious in regards to what Cleveland's Police callsigns are?

I am wanting to start a roleplay community via the video game GTA5 on FiveM based in Cleveland and I would need callsigns that Cleveland use for realistic patrols.

 

 

Basic Structure of a Unit Call Sign

 

IRT

 

 

Local Policing Area	Neighbourhood	Resource Type	Shift Identifier
3	3	1	A

 

Local Policing Areas:

 

South:

1 – Redcar & Cleveland LPA

2 – Middlesbrough LPA

 

North:

3 – Stockton LPA

4 – Hartlepool LPA

 

If a unit call-sign starts with a number “5”, it denotes that they are a roamer vehicle and cover the central areas of the county, moving between both North and South areas.

 

Neighbourhood Team

 

 

Redcar & Cleveland Police:

1 – Guisborough/Loftus

2 – South Bank

3 – Redcar//Saltburn

 

Middlebsrough:

1 – Middlesbrough

2 – North Ormesby

3 – Hemlington

 

Stockton:

1 – Stockton

2 – Billingham

3 – Thornaby/Yarm

 

Hartlepool:

1 – Hartlepool (North)

2 – Hartlepool (South)

 

Resource type:

1 – 6:  Car

7 – 9:  Van

 

Shift identifier:  This denotes which shift/relief the unit is aligned to.  It is beneficial when there are overlay shifts on duty.

 

Specialist Resources

 

Unlike the above call signs we have aligned our specialist resource call signs to specific vehicles (linked the vehicle radio to the call sign)

 

All have a B prefix (i.e. B917F)

 

First number indicates the type of resource

 

9 – Matrix (patrol/ARV)

6 – Dog unit

 

Second number indicates type of resource (supplemented by suffix)

 

0 – Supervisor

1 – Patrol

7 – ARV

 

Third number is sequential

 

Suffix used are F – Firearms, P – Patrol, D – Dogs, M – Motorbikes

 

 

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Yours sincerely

Information Rights Decision Maker