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What is Code 3 Police?
In the world of law enforcement, "Code 3" is a term you might hear over the police radio or see in action when police cars speed through the streets
Read morePolice Phonetic Alphabet Letters
This is the phonetic alphabet used by the New York Police Department. When spelling out words over the radio, each letter of the word is replace with a code word to reduce ambiguity between similar-sounding letters.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| Adam | Letter A |
| Boy | Letter B |
| Charles | Letter C |
| David | Letter D |
| Edward | Letter E |
| Frank | Letter F |
| George | Letter G |
| Henry | Letter H |
| Ida | Letter I |
| John | Letter J |
| King | Letter K |
| Lincoln | Letter L |
| Mary | Letter M |
| Nora | Letter N |
| Ocean | Letter O |
| Paul | Letter P |
| Queen | Letter Q |
| Robert | Letter R |
| Sam | Letter S |
| Tom | Letter T |
| Union | Letter U |
| Victor | Letter V |
| William | Letter W |
| X-ray | Letter X |
| Yellow | Letter Y |
| Zebra | Letter Z |
| Alpha | Letter A |
| Bravo | Letter B |
| Charlie | Letter C |
| Delta | Letter D |
| Echo | Letter E |
| Foxtrot | Letter F |