A.D.W. Assault With A Deadly Weapon

A.K.A. Also Known As

A.O.D. Assist Another Department 

B.A. Burglar Alarm 

B.A.C. Blood Alcohol Content 

B & E Breaking and Entering (Not Normally Used anymore, see Burglary)

B.O.L. Be On the Lookout (for), also B.O.L.O.

C.A.D. Computer Aided Dispatching

C.C.W. Carry Concealed Weapon (permit)

C.H.P. California Highway Patrol (“Chippy”)

C.L.E.T.S. California Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (Statewide computer data base to check for active warrants, stolen property, license status, and restraining orders.)

C.O.N. Call of Nature (bathroom break)

C.V.C. California Vehicle Code (V.C.)

C.P. Command Post

C.R.A.S.H. Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (former LAPD anti-gang team) 

C.Y.A. California Youth Authority / Cover your @$$

D.O.A.  Dead On Arrival 

D.O.B. Date of Birth

D.O.J. Department of Justice

D.L. Driver's License

D.P.S. Department of Public Safety 

D.U.I. Driving Under the Influence 

D.W.I. Driving while intoxicated (no longer used see DUI)

E.M.T. Emergency Medical Technician (Paramedic)

E.O.W. End of Watch (date of death or off duty)

E.P.O. Emergency Protection Order (Emergency Restraining Order)

E.T.A. Estimated Time of Arrival

F.I. Field Interview / Field Interrogation 

F.L.I.R. Forward Looking InfraRed (A device used to "see" heat rather than light)

F.S.T. Field Sobriety Test

F.T.A. Failure to Appear (in court)

F.Y.I. For Your Information 

G.B.H. Great Bodily Harm

G.B.I. Great Bodily Injury 

G.O.A. Gone On Arrival

G.S.W. Gun Shot Wound

G.T.A. Grand Theft Auto (Not used officially anymore. See 10851 CVC)

H.B.D. Has Been Drinking (alcohol)

H & S Illegal Narcotics / Drugs  (refers to the Health and Safety portion of California Law)

I.C.C. Incident Command Center

M.O. Method of Operation (the way a person usually does things)

M.V.A. Motor Vehicle Accident

N.C.I.C. National Crime Information Center (Computer database similar to CLETS except it is on the nationwide level)

O.C. Oleoresin Capsicum (pepper spray)

O.I.C. Officer In Charge

P.A.S. Preliminary Alcohol Screener

P.C. Penal Code / Probable Cause 

P.I.T. Maneuver  Pursuit Intervention Technique 

P.N.O. Planned Non Operation (of motor vehicle)

P.O.P. Team Problem Orientated Policing (Usually an anti-gang team)

R.O. Registered Owner

R.P. Reporting Person 

S.W.A.T. Special Weapons And Tactics 

T.A. Traffic Accident 

T.C. Traffic Collision 

V.C.  Vehicle Code (CVC)