Writer: Law enforcement: radio language Q.

Piliger

Hi guys,

Writer here with a Q again. I may be wrong but I am hoping some of ye may also be interested in police stuff and that might include radio/comms language.

Ok my man is an MI5 agent, and there is a big surveillance of a suspect going on. So suddenly the target makes a move to take evasive action and lose them ... What does the on-site surveillance agent who spots it call into his radio ?

It may be a silly Q but I just can't think of the best word ... "Alert ! target is on the run !" "Emergency ! Alert target is on the run !"

Sounds like a silly question but I just can't think of the right word .. :rolleyes:

Tks in advance for any ideas.

yubabill1

Jeez, lad.

We don't have any radios. You would probably get an answer in Smiley's People or may be James Bond film would have something up to date.

I remember a story about someone warning Groucho Marx that his wife was attending an event and he said "Don't worry, the Marx spots the ex"

Grizzly 45

Piliger wrote: »

Hi guys,

Writer here with a Q again. I may be wrong but I am hoping some of ye may also be interested in police stuff and that might include radio/comms language.

Ok my man is an MI5 agent, and there is a big surveillance of a suspect going on. So suddenly the target makes a move to take evasive action and lose them ... What does the on-site surveillance agent who spots it call into his radio ?

It may be a silly Q but I just can't think of the best word ... "Alert ! target is on the run !" "Emergency ! Alert target is on the run !"

Sounds like a silly question but I just can't think of the right word .. :rolleyes:

Tks in advance for any ideas.

Er dunno what it has to do with shooting....But to answer your question from someone who has been there....Its agreed before hand at a pre mission breifing what your codes are... Could be something like a numerical code like US LEO use eg a 2/11 (armed robbety in progress) or simply "Mike here lost the f***er outside Tescos."
But it mostly something here like "Nr 6 lost sight of target on route blue .Request further instructions and team call positions! It depends on mission protocol how clued in your target is to counter surveillance and how well your team has been breifed . Is this a routine day to day surveillance or just an utter fresh never done before tail.
KISS always applies .
Hope this helps
Grizzly 45.
PS your man wont be followed by MI 5. There is a special unit tasked for surveillance by both 5 and SIS called the watchers...And they are very ,very good.If they have someone "boxed" in surveillance speak they will have a job breaking out of a tail.

yubabill1

how about "The Mark is taking counter-surveillance measures"

Piliger

Ok Ok ... I get it. I was mistaken Thanks for the help guys

deerhunter1

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Er dunno what it has to do with shooting....But to answer your question from someone who has been there....Its agreed before hand at a pre mission breifing what your codes are... Could be something like a numerical code like US LEO use eg a 2/11 (armed robbety in progress) or simply "Mike here lost the f***er outside Tescos."
But it mostly something here like "Nr 6 lost sight of target on route blue .Request further instructions and team call positions! It depends on mission protocol how clued in your target is to counter surveillance and how well your team has been breifed . Is this a routine day to day surveillance or just an utter fresh never done before tail.
KISS always applies .
Hope this helps
Grizzly 45.
PS your man wont be followed by MI 5. There is a special unit tasked for surveillance by both 5 and SIS called the watchers...And they are very ,very good.If they have someone "boxed" in surveillance speak they will have a job breaking out of a tail.

agree

coolhandluke

Operator (call sign) to Base (call sign), Target (call sign) is..............

waulie_palnuts

Piliger wrote: »

Hi guys,

"Alert ! target is on the run !" "Emergency ! Alert target is on the run !"

Imagine giving arrival like that "Alert, Alert *insert callign* Alert, That's arrival at Lidl"

Piliger

waulie_palnuts wrote: »

Imagine giving arrival like that "Alert, Alert *insert callign* Alert, That's arrival at Lidl"

:D Hence my need for help :D

Mech1

Greenman last seen turning left onto ........., contact lost.

Edser

Maybe something like:

"Agent 1 to base". "Target is on the run!" "Repeat! Target is on the run!"

Piliger

Edser wrote: »

Maybe something like:

"Agent 1 to base". "Target is on the run!" "Repeat! Target is on the run!"

Hmmm. Good idea. As expected I should have thought of that Though something in my head is still thinking there is an alert word ...

FISMA

Piliger wrote: »

What does the on-site surveillance agent who spots it call into his radio ?

Primary is moving with purpose.

bravestar

op there is no, one way, of doing this. Different agency's /forces will use different lingo. Just use what sounds good to you.

Piliger

bravestar wrote: »

op there is no, one way, of doing this. Different agency's /forces will use different lingo. Just use what sounds good to you.

I agree. I made an elementary mistake of conflating guns with this topic and I'm sorry I dragged all of you guys off topic....

MANY thanks for the help.