Virginia state police change their codes
Parody Starting this month, Virginia State Police have banned the "10 codes" used by generations of officers to flag everything from murders to bathroom breaks. Gone is the language of "10-4" and...
...The public never knew what we were talking about," he said...
...Washington Post, November 13, 2006...
...Trooper Steve] Mittendorff said he worries about troopers encountering greater danger now that their coded language has been stripped bare for anyone with a police scanner to understand...
...Gone is the language of "10-4" and "What's your 10-20 [location...
Vol. 12 • November 2006 • No. 11
