Starting As Police

Welcome to Police, lets learn how to manage your CAD.

Information

This section only applies to those who are in the following departments:

Orlando Police Department
Orange County Sheriff's Office
Florida Highway Patrol

If you do not have access to the police section of the CAD or have no perms to change your callsign, etc. - contact an administrator.

The First Shift

Firstly, navigate your way to the Police section of the CAD which is where you will carry out your calls, records, etc.

Use the guide bellow to learn about each area of the CAD.

Label 1

Here, you can edit your callsign, department, etc. so that the dispatcher can identify you.

Fill in the appropriate fields to match the unit you are currently playing as.

Field

Description

Example

Unit Number

Your callsign

1A-5

Name

Your name

M. Taylor

Rank

Your rank

Commander

Status

Your current status

Busy

Location

Your current location

[AUTOMATIC]

AOP

Ignore this field

Agency

Your department's agency

State

Departments

Your department

FHP

Subdivisions

Your subdivision

SRT

Finally, just click save and your unit will update.

You can also have multiple units stored in your account by pressing the Switch Identifier button.

Label 2

These buttons help dispatch to know what your current status is, edit this to make sure others know whether you want to be bothered or not.

Status Code

Description

BUSY

You are currently handling something else.

UNAVAILABLE

You are unavailable to do any police work.

AVAILABLE

You are available for calls.

ENROUTE

You are en route to a call.

ON SCENE

You are on scene of a call.

PANIC

For emergency use only - triggers an all unit response.

Label 3

This area is where you can find your current call's information such as location, attached units, etc.

When dispatched to a call, the description will be read out to you and it will appear on your screen, contact a dispatcher to change your call information.

Label 4

This area is where you can search up licenses, vehicles, and documents.

Lookup

Here, you can search up records using different search types. This will allow you to see records about people and vehicles which can be especially useful on traffic stops.

Records

Use this area to search up records made by you, and add new records such as BOLOs and arrest reports. It is very important that you log everything that you can.

Label 5

This is where you can find extra tools and the way back to the main menu.

Records

When you take action, you are required to fill out a record so that other officers know that the person you have taken action on has had previous action taken.