Minneapolis Police Callsigns

Dispatch Plans

2 channel dispatch (overnights)

    chan 1: 3rd & 5th

    chan 2: 1st, 2nd & 4th

3 channel dispatch (days)

    chan 1: 2nd & 3rd

    chan 2  4th

    chan 3: 5th & 1st

4 channel dispatch (peak periods)

    chan 1: 3rd

    chan 2  4th

    chan 3: 1st & 2nd

    chan 4: 5th

Callsigns

001 - Chief
002 - Deputy chief (patrol? or services?)
009 - Watch Commander ("car 9")
021 - Bureau of Investigations (Crime Scene analysts) ("car 21")
 

100's - 1st precinct "Downtown Command"

        100 - Base (Precinct front desk)

        101 - Precinct commander (Inspector)

        102 - Precinct 2nd in command (Lieutenant)

        103 - 109 - Supervisors (Sergeant)

        110 - 1st District - primary squad

            111 - 1st District - secondary squad

            112 - Etc...

        120 - 2nd District - primary squad

        180's - Precinct Community Response Team (narcotics, vice, etc)

        190's - Precinct property crimes investigators

200's - 2nd precinct 

300's - 3rd precinct  (same format as 200's)
400's - 4th precinct  (same format as 200's)
500's - 5th precinct  (same format as 200's)

700's - Detectives

        710 - Homicide detectives (responds to any serious crimes)

        740 - Robbery detectives

800's - Park Police (second digit indicates precinct)
900's - Special Operations Division
        924 - Traffic - Investigator/Accident Reconstruction

        935 - Traffic - Investigator/Accident Reconstruction

        940's-950's - K9

        970's - Mounted patrol
        990's - Traffic squads

1000's Police Reserve 

1200's ERU - Emergency Response Unit
        1280 - Warrant/high risk entry van

1500's - school liaison ??
1600's - Housing Patrol uniformed (most on-site security done by contract private security)
1800's - U of M PD (self dispatched)

2000's - Metro Transit PD (self Dispatched)

2200's - 2nd precinct additional tactical units

3300's - 3rd precinct additional tactical units

4400's - 4th precinct additional tactical units

5500's - 5th precinct additional tactical units

6000's - Off duty "Buy Backs" (off duty Mpls PD hired to provide security or additional patrols)

        6100's - 1st precinct

        6200's - 2nd precinct

        6300's - 3rd precinct

        6400's - 4th precinct

        6500's - 5th precinct

8000's - Beat patrols (follows same format as 6000's)

9200's - Parking enforcement

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