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A police code is a brevity code, usually numerical or alphanumerical, used to transmit information between law enforcement over police radio systems in the United States. Examples of police codes include "10 codes" (such as 10-4 for "okay" or "acknowledged"—sometimes written X4 or X-4), signals, incident codes, response codes, or other status ...
For example, in the NYPD system, Code 10-13 means "Officer needs help," whereas in the APCO system "Officer needs help" is Code 10-33. The New Zealand reality television show Ten 7 Aotearoa (formerly Police Ten 7) takes its name from the New Zealand Police ten-code 10-7, which means "Unit has arrived at job". [citation needed]
Argentinean slang term for police officers derived from "rata" (rat). Also derived from vesre pronunciation of tira ("strap"), since older police uniforms featured a leather strap across the officer's chest. [59] See Tira. Also used in Chile as slang for a member of the PDI. Reggin Slang used for non-white police officers in Latvia. Rent-a-Cop
In the Franco era, most police officers were seconded from the Spanish Army (with some from the Civil Guard). Under a 1978 law, future police officers were to receive separate training, and army officers detailed to the police were to be permanently transferred. By 1986 only 170 army officers remained in the National Police Corps.
[3] In the US version of the single, "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" was paired with "Friends", a composition by Andy Summers. "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" was released as the follow-up single to " Don't Stand So Close to Me " in Britain, and was released as the debut single from Zenyatta Mondatta in America.
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" appeared on the Police album Zenyatta Mondatta (A&M), and became a hit No. 1 UK single, [7] along with a corresponding music video. In the US, it reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 10.
The Guardia Civil as a police force, has had additional tasks given to it in addition to its traditional role. The Spanish Civil Guard patrol ship Rio Segura moored in Dakar, Senegal, during the counternarcotics and proliferation exercise Saharan Express on March 8, 2014. It is the largest police force in Spain, in terms of area served.
Upon the signing of the Peace Accords in 1996, the Policía Nacional Civil (PNC) was founded on the 17th of July in 1997 by merging the former National Police and Treasury Guard. Immediately, the force was expanded across all departments of Guatemala, and by August 1999 (just two years later), the PNC managed to cover all 22 departments.