10-4

More changes in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Some police departments are doing away with the "10 codes" that have been used on police radios for years. The idea is that if various departments need to work together for a big emergency, they all need to communicate with each other. Evidently not all departments use the same numbers for the same emergencies. So in some communities, it will be "prisoner in custody," instead of 10-15 or "alarm triggered," instead of 10-33 or "public urination," instead of...well, not sure if there's a code for that. In those states making the change, it will be an adjustment for the police who've been using the codes for years. And of course, for people with scanners, no need to translate what's going on any more.