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Omaha Police Department

The Omaha Police Department is under the leadership of Chief Todd Schmaderer. It consists of five precincts and more than 70 patrol districts. The OPD employs nearly 900 sworn officers along with over 130 non-sworn personnel.

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Chief Todd Schmaderer
Courtesy of OPD

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Precinct and Patrol Map
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Northwest Precinct

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10245 Wiesman Drive

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402-444-3765

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Southeast Precinct

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2475 Deer Park Blvd

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402-444-4041

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West Precinct

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20924 Cumberland Drive

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402-444-5995

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Northeast Precinct

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4316 N 30th Street 

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402-444-6916

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Southwest Precinct

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5111 S 135th Street

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402-444-6116

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OPD Headquarters

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505 S 15th Street

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402-444-5600

Scanner Traffic Information

The Omaha Police Department has implemented encryption for their radio communications while offering publicly accessible feeds on broadcastify.com. It important to note that there is a delay of 15 to 17 minutes for these feeds. Below is a list of valuable information for individuals listening to the scanners.

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10 Codes

Omaha Police Department uses 10 codes to describe an officers current status.

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Officers can be:

  • 10-7: Out of Service or not available for calls

  • 10-8: In Service or not available for calls 

  • 8-0 (Eight-Zero): Taking Lunch/Dinner or a break

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Clearing The Air

When the "air is cleared for emergency traffic only," it signifies that officers have identified a high-risk situation and need uninterrupted communication with dispatch. All other communications are suspended, and a beeping tone is activated. Once the situation is resolved, officers inform dispatch that normal air can resume. The beeping tone ceases.

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Unit Types

  • ABLE-1: Airborne Law Enforcement

  • Adam: One Officer District Car

  • Alpha: Auto Theft Detective

  • Baker: Two Officer District Car

  • Beat: One or Two Officers Beat Patrol Car 

    • Patrol High Crime Areas​

  • Bravo: Burglary Detective

  • Charles: Crime Lab

  • Delta: Gang Unit

  • Edward: Emergency Response Team

    • SWAT​

    • Bomb Squad

    • Negotiators

  • Frank: Crisis Response Co-Responders.  All are non-sworn trained mental health therapists.

  • George: OPD Detective

  • Henry: Homicide Detective

  • Ida: Intelligence/Vice Detective

  • John: Headquarters Front Desk

  • King: K-9 Officer

  • Mounted: Horse Officers

  • Nora: Narcotics Detective

  • Ocean: School Resource Officer (SRO)

  • Paul: Proactive Street Patrol

    • Generally does not respond to radio calls

  • Precinct: Precinct Captain

  • Robert: Robbery Detective 

  • Solo: Motorcycle Patrol Officer

  • Tom: Traffic Enforcement and Investigators 

  • Union: Internal Affairs

  • Zebra: Off-Duty Officer​

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Disposition Codes

Given after an officer tells dispatch they are 10-8. 

  • Code 1: Made a Report

  • Code 2: Made an Arrest

  • Code 3: Issued a Citation

  • Code 4: Gone Upon Arrival

  • Code 5: Unable to Locate

  • Code 6: Civil Matter

  • Code 7: Assignment Complete

  • Code 8: Turned over 

  • Code 9: Cancelled 

 

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Help An Officer

This is a mayday call for immediate assistance for an officer, on or off duty. A citywide warble tone will sound, followed by "Help An Officer - 'Location'." On-duty officers must stop their tasks and respond to the address with and sirens.

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Call Signs

When officers communicate with dispatch, they generally provide a three part identification. The first part indicates shift, the second part indicates unit type and for patrol officers, the third type indicates what district the are working. 

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1 = A Shift  

2 = B Shift

3 = C Shift
5= Other 

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Adam = Unit Type (See Unit Types) 

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25 = District 

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Signal 88

Signal 88, or 88, means an officer has determined the situation is safe. Dispatchers routinely check on officers to confirm they are 88, indicating everything is under control. 

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Signal Codes

  • Signal 1: No Record Found

  • Signal 1A: Traffic Only Record

  • Signal 1B: Misdemeanor Only Record

  • Signal 1C: Traffic and Misdemeanor Record

  • Signal 2: Has Felony Criminal Record; Not Wanted

  • Signal 2C: Convicted Felon; Not Wanted

  • Signal 3: Misdemeanor Warrant on Filee (Traffic or Criminal)

  • Signal 4: License Suspended

  • Signal 5: Stolen

  • Signal 6: Wanted For Felony and/or Felony Warrant on File

  • Signal 7: Failed to Appear

  • Signal 8: Prepare F.I. Card (Field Investigation)

  • Signal 9: Bomb Threat Assingment

  • Signal 10: Gun Registration Permit

  • Signal 46: Lifetime Suspension of Driving privileges

  • Signal 66: Suspected Gang Member

  • Signal 88: Situation Secure

  • Signal 10-10: In the area in service or out of car on portable radio

  • Signal X: Consider Extremely Dangerous

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