"PATROL VEHICLE RADIO" 1970s POLICE TRAINING FILM ROLL CALL SERIES BY SID DAVIS XD73314

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“Patrol Vehicle Radio” is a color, police training film that underscores the importance of using the police patrol radio correctly and responsibly and the implications of doing so on the work of the dispatch operators. Dating to the early 1970s, this film is part of a larger series of police training films called “Roll Call” which were executive produced by legendary filmmaker Sid Davis. Written, produced, and directed by Sanders/ Rose/ Swedloff, this film features reenactment footage of officers out in the field using the patrol vehicle radio as well as the women who answer the calls at the dispatch center.
Opening credits, logo for Sid Davis Productions (0:09). Illustration of young police officer wearing radio headset standing beside 1928 Ford Radio Motor Patrol Car with roof antenna (0:13). Operator at first police radio broadcasting station in Detroit (1928) wearing perhaps Nathaniel Baldwin Type C headphones (0:22). Women wearing headsets field calls in Emergency Communications Center at a police station using late 1970s dispatch systems (0:44). Police officer wearing aviator glasses drives around in patrol car and uses police radio - camera freezes on radio held up to officer’s mouth, narrator details tips for how to use the radio properly (1:07). Close-up of Motorola police radio system in patrol car (1:30). Shot of patrol car in traffic on busy commercial street in downtown Pasadena California, officer drives perhaps 1968 Dodge Coronet with insignia for Pasadena Police Department on door (1:53). One of the female dispatchers speaks to camera about issues with officers using correct codes (2:20). Close-up officer calling dispatcher using rotary phone from car service shop (2:37). Female dispatchers speak to camera about other issues they face when communicating with officers out in the field (2:57). Patricia Jerkins, Superintendent of Communications, speaks to camera about common misunderstandings between officers and dispatchers from plain, windowless office (4:17). Camera zooms into prepared list of common problems between dispatchers and officers (4:31). Personality conflicts: illustration of officer and dispatcher looking angrily at each other with fire coming from their heads (4:36). Details: Officer talks with young man whose vehicle was stolen, 1972 four-door black Chevy (5:05). Brevity: illustration and collage of officer talking at length over dispatch radio (6:02). Officer at wheel of West Covina Police patrol car radios in while holding firearm aimed at suspect (6:11). Another officer drives along road at night, uses penal codes when radioing in (6:40). Radio dispatcher’s voice heard from parked patrol vehicle perhaps the Pasadena Police’s 1968 Dodge Coronet, another officer pulls up to check on vehicle (7:10). Repeat requests: illustration of female dispatch operator surrounded by text boxes of requests that are choking her (7:48). Officer sits in patrol car and looks over notepad, works on using phonetic alphabet correctly (8:00). Officer on active high speed pursuit of suspect models using radio correctly, updates dispatcher on change in direction (9:09). POV from dashboard of police patrol car as officer approaches vehicle that has pulled over on the side of city road, brick warehouse, palm trees (10:46).
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[@williamdyer3454]

I have been a 911 Dispatcher for 23 years. Everything that the officers shown in this video still happens today. I love that there was a training film for officers telling them the Dispatchers have a tough job, too. Thanks, Periscope.

[@jimmy_jamesjams_a_lot4171]

¡I THANK YOU for your service! I live in Southern CA, and there’s not one month that passes by without me calling 911, usually because of debris on the highway. Drivers need to know it SAVES LIVES (and evades accidents) to call!

[@wrightmf]

Have you received calls such as example, someone sees a hit-and-run and says, "hey I saw this car hit this and they split the scene but I got the plate." Which run the plate and it comes back record not on file. Calltaker: what type of vehicle? Caller: I dunno but I got the plate. Calltaker: what does the driver look like? how many people in the vehicle? Caller: I dunno but I got the plate. Calltaker: what is the direction of travel? Caller: I dunno but I got the stinkin' plate!

[@elkabong6429]

By the 1980s, many police departments had installed the mini repeaters in patrol cars, enabling officers away from their car to use walkie-talkies to communicate with dispatch. That was a huge boost to efficiency in communications for officers in the field.

[@mrradio2187]

Started monitoring police calls in the early 70's I've heard it all and fully respect both the dispatcher and the officer in the field.

[@hatudai8985]

The model for Japan's security system was the accumulation of America's superior technology and sincere practical experience. …for me personally, it was nice to see the giant GMC 1974'' Matador.

[@scratchdog2216]

A dead friend of mine would like this. He serviced police/fire etc. radio systems from 60's to 90's.

[@belyear]

I’m a school bus driver. This is all important today.

[@MisterPersuasion]

At least now officers have portable radios so they never go missing on the air. Every so often they have an open mic though. That's always frustrating.

[@jamesslick4790]

"Open Mics" are often fun for scanner listeners though. LOL.

[@AnomadAlaska]

Dispatch always had my back when I was doing field work. I'd always make time (or even an excuse if needed) to swing by that part of the center and chat with them in person. I think it helped us understand each other over the radio. Now I check JIRA for new comments on tickets?!? It's like trying to work based on information from Twitter. Amazing we get anything done.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Thanks for being part of the thin blue line ...and thanks for the comment.

[@michaelmartin8036]

Rule #1: NEVER EVER get on the bad side of the dispatcher!

[@antoniobranch]

That's for sure!

[@paulbourgeois4491]

AMC Ambassador squads... Made in Kenosha Wisconsin in the 70s... Good paying jobs, all gone now, the factory was torn down a dozen or so years ago. :(

[@jamesslick4790]

I think they were Matadors, Ambassador was AMC luxury model (Called "Kenosha Cadillacs", Ambassadors used the same basic body, but were slightly longer and had much nicer interiors.) But Hey who knows, Pittsburgh once had a few Buick ELECTRA police cars, As if a LESABRE was not good enough?!? LOL. I love AMCs (My grandfather was a Nash man..) I had a Gremlin and a Sportabout (Best looking wagon of the '70s!)

[@sciencefollower]

APPRECIATED.

[@BluegrassFilmsKY]

There's an old saying, YOU may know where you are, and GOD may know where you are but if dispatch doesn't, you and God better be good friends.

[@marshallblythe7240]

"One Adam 12, One Adam 12: see the Periscope film..."

[@mrradio2187]

Hey Pete, when do I get to drive? I'm tired of answering radio calls, it's your turn buddy!

[@wrightmf]

They should have employed Broderick Crawford for the narrator.

[@elkabong6429]

...and Marty Milner with his patrol partner, Kent McCord!

[@johnnycrash3270]

1 Adam 12 / 1 Adam 12 see the man a 415 / 1 Adam 12 / ten 4 go get EM Officer Malloy & Reed 🤗

[@cleong1218]

Now, you can't even listen to a lot of departments because they're all digital and fully encrypted like Pasadena PD.

[@stump182]

This is why we hate dispatch