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Originally Posted by NoMo50
Your research will no doubt show that cop lingo varies significantly by region/city. What you might hear on the air in Dallas will be different from what you would hear in Los Angeles, or Boston. Plus, many agencies have adopted plain-speak, and dumped the 10-codes entirely. Wherever the setting for your book is to take place, you will want an assist from someone with knowledge of that locale. Otherwise, it won't come off sounding right. Kinda like writing a story about a hospital procedural in the South, but all the doctors have Norwegian accents!
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Right. As an example, Miami-Dade County has used a code different from the 10 Code for many years. QSL means acknowledge, QRM means repeat your message, 29 is a robbery, 26 is a burglary, 34 is a disturbance, etc.