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Cryptic Cop Codes Unscrambled
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Jen Carlson
Published Mar 4, 2010
Modified Mar 4, 2010
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Our newsmap can sometimes become muddled with confusing codes; the often times cryptic language comes over the newswire and police scanners with little more information. Today City Room translates some of the jargon, after they wondered what it meant that an injured worker was being "packaged." According to the FDNY, by the way, “Packaged is terminology for preparing a victim for transport. Stabilize him, on a backboard or Stokes basket, or on a gurney, depending on his injuries, and ready for transport to a hospital."
Some others that pop up here a lot: "Likely" means a person is likely to die; "Jumper down" means someone is jumping from a building or bridge (more specifically, "Jumper up" is when they are on the structure, and "Jumper down" is when that person has already jumped); an EDP is an emotionally disturbed person; Cooping is when an officer is sleeping on duty. And so on, and so on, and marshmallows. Are there any others that have had you confused? Put them in the comments and we'll do our best to translate.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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