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[Raymond]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Hadn't heard about that in this part of the state. Wrecks or just "citizen reports?"

No, just my personal observation. It's not against the law down here, but I swear, every time I see a state trooper on I-64 they are gabbing on the phone, and they never look like official calls.

[Chess Ref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

No, just my personal observation. It's not against the law down here, but I swear, every time I see a state trooper on I-64 they are gabbing on the phone, and they never look like official calls.

What does an official call look like ?

I've heard that the coppers are now using cell phones to receive info from the dispatch. It some areas it's now SOP to use the cell phone versus the old Squad 54 method.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Chess Ref

What does an official call look like ?

I've heard that the coppers are now using cell phones to receive info from the dispatch. It some areas it's now SOP to use the cell phone versus the old Squad 54 method.

Communicating with dispatch and other officers/supervisors to discuss calls for service via cell phone is pretty common now a days. It is a lot easier to call dispatch and relay details of a call for them to enter into the computer logs and close the call than it is to relay this information over the radio. There are also plenty of times when the field supervisors or watch commanders want a heads up on a situation before the officer writes the report out.

I'm sure there are also some personal calls being made too but multi-tasking behind the wheel is a fact of life in law enforcement.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Chess Ref

The old Squad 54 method.

Where are you?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

No, just my personal observation. It's not against the law down here, but I swear, every time I see a state trooper on I-64 they are gabbing on the phone, and they never look like official calls.

I'm just curious, but what does an official call look like? I work with a lot of troopers, and they make a lot of calls on their cell phones; to each other.

I'll state here that my experiece is limited and thus not conclusive. But in three shifts riding along with them, their combined personal phone calls amounted to....wait for it.....



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[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I'm just curious, but what does an official call look like? I work with a lot of troopers, and they make a lot of calls on their cell phones; to each other.

I'll state here that my experiece is limited and thus not conclusive. But in three shifts riding along with them, their combined personal phone calls amounted to....wait for it.....



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I think official calls look like that pic of Ed Hightower in the other thread.