Live Air Traffic Control YKF Waterloo Regional Airport Live ATC

Live Police Radio Scanner streaming and Chat site

 

    Click to enlarge and animate

Live Streaming Police Communications - audio will start automatically

 
Latest WSO radar from Environment Canada  


Welcome to the Region of Waterloo Police live scanner feed. The audio player to your right will start automatically. Volume is adjustable by moving the white volume knob with your mouse (lower right on the audio player).

Listening to a police scanner can be a little confusing at first. The Police use a variety of codes for identification and to relay information. This eliminates the need for an 'on air explanation' between the officer and the Police dispatcher.  Two commonly used sets of codes are the "10 codes" and "900 codes". For example, 10-4 means "Message Understood", and if police are told to respond to a 935, they are responding to a possible "Intoxicated Person". Scroll down this page for the complete list of codes as you hear them used, and you will quickly understand what is happening.

 To connect your mobile device Click here

        

                                                           You need to have registered and signed-in to participate in the police chat below

  

                                                     

900 Bomb threat 916 Counterfeiting 932 Neighbor dispute 948 Suspicious vehicle 964 Escort 980 Routine detail
901 Homicide 917 Weapon 933 Domestic dispute 949 Arrest 965 Juvenile offense 981 Provincial alert
902 Sudden death 918 Property damage 934 Labor dispute 950 Property accident 966 Probation offense 982 Zone alert
903 Attempted suicide 919 Prostitution 935 Intoxicated person 951 Accident person injured 967 Search warrant 983 Administrative alert
904 Sex offense 920 Gambling 936 Unwanted person 952 Hit and run accident 968 Shoplifting complaint 984 Missing adult located
905 Indecent act 921 Drugs 937 Mentally ill person 953 Accident - fatality 969 Injured person 985 Missing juvenile located
906 Threatening 922 Missing person 938 Public mischief 954 Traffic enforcement 970 Missing juvenile 986 Property returned
907 Assault 923 Escape 939 Dangerous condition 955 Driving complaint 971 Privately towed vehicle 987 Stolen vehicle recovered
908 Abduction 924 Fire 940 Industrial accident 956 Traffic control 972 Motorcycle complaint 988 Vehicle break and enter
909 Robbery 925 Theft alarm 941 Farm accident 957 Impaired driver 973 By-law complaint 990 Stalking
910 Extortion 926 Assist citizen 942 Insecure location 958 High speed chase 974 Check premises 991 Internet crime
911 Break and enter 927 Help other police service 943 Lost property 959 Parking complaint 975 Paid duty 992 Graffiti related
912 Theft 928 Check well-being 944 Found property 960 Abandoned vehicle 976 Follow up 993 Domestic - other
913 Auto theft 929 Harassing phone call 945 Trespassing 961 Liquor offense 977 Arrest on warrant 994 Elder Abuse
914 Possess stolen property 930 Disturbance 946 Prowler 962 Animal complaint 978 Arson 997 Pornography
915 Fraud 931 Landlord-tenant dispute 947 Suspicious person 963 Noise complaint 979 Theft under $5000 998 Remove Belongings
Below are the "10 codes". You will hear a minor variation in the use of the words 10-4. 10-4 means "message understood", however, it is also used to confirm that an officer is alright, and the situation is stable.

You will hear a dispatcher say, "is everything 10-4 there?", or "are you 10-4?" The dispatcher is not interested in whether the message was understood, but wants to know if the officer is safe, and has everything under control.
 

    
10-1 Receiving poorly 10-5 Relay message 10-9 Repeat message 10-21 Call by telephone 10-61 Has record - not wanted 10-65 Assist with 10-64
10-2 Receiving well 10-6 Busy - stand by 10-10 Switch common channel 10-33 Emergency 10-62 Subject possibly wanted 10-66 Observation category
10-3 Stop transmitting 10-7 Out of service 10-19 Return to station 10-36 Correct time 10-63 Subject wanted 10-67 Parolee category
10-4 Message understood 10-8 In service 10-20 What is your location? 10-60 Subject negative 10-64 Proceed with caution 10-68 Charged category
 
You will often hear a police dispatcher refer to a C-N-I (Criminal Name Index). A "positive C-N-I" means the person in question has been listed in the CNI police computer system with certain "Flags" (see below). Other information from a C-N-I is usually clearly explained by a dispatcher.
 
Flag A Believed Armed Flag C Believed Contagious Flag E Escape Risk Flag F Family Violence
Flag M Believed to be Mentally Ill Flag R Unknown Flag S Believed Suicidal Flag V Believed Violent
 

The Region of  Waterloo Police units communicate using individual designations. All known designations are listed below. The first letter, number or word lets you know their association within the police department.

For example, if the dispatcher makes a call to unit "South 11C", you know they are contacting a unit from the Cambridge Division. All unit designations starting with the word "South" are being handled by the Cambridge Division. See the entire list below.

Some of these designation may be combined together. A call sign starting with the letter "S" indicates a Sergeant. However, when combined with "Central" (example  "Central S23") , you know the dispatcher is contacting a Sergeant  from the Kitchener (Central) Division.
 

Central xxx Kitchener Division
South xxx Cambridge Division 
North xxx Waterloo Division
Romeo xxx Rural unit
4xx Summons Officers
5xx

Traffic (including R.I.D.E. Patrols)
6xx Detectives
7xx Identification (Forensic Identification Units)
8xx Homicide/Major Case?
9xx K9 Units. Foot patrols may be included in this unit designation
19xx Special Events/Paid Duty/etc (Kitchener)
29xx Special Events/Paid Duty/etc (Cambridge)
39xx Special Events/Paid Duty/etc (Waterloo)
Axxx Auxiliary Officer (usually on talkgroup Special Events 1 or 2 )
ASxxx Auxiliary Sergeant (usually on talkgroup Special Events 1 or 2 )
BCxx Bylaw Cambridge
BKxx Bylaw Kitchener
BWxx Bylaw Waterloo
DVxx Domestic Violence Unit
ERxx Emergency Response
MCxx Motorcycle Unit
MPx Mounted (horseback)
Sxx Sergeant
SRxx School Resource
TBxx Trail Bike (Bylaw Units)
   
Again, if you determine there are errors or additions to the information above and you wish to contribute, please send an email. Many thanks.
 

Scanned Police Frequencies

The Region of  Waterloo employs an EDACS trunked radio system for their Police, Fire, Transportation and other city services.

What is EDACS? EDACS is a radio communications system that provides high-speed wireless analog voice, digital voice, and data communications.

This EDACS system allows groups of users to communicate with each other as if they were standing in the same room. The system is comprised of  primary control channels and alternate control channels. At any given time, each site (Police, Fire, City Services etc.) has one control channel. The remaining channels are used as working channels, and functions such as call queuing, emergency calls, and call prioritization are always available.

Within this EDACS system are literally hundreds of individual 'talkgroups'. A talkgroup can be thought of as an individual party line. Everyone listening on a specific talkgroup will hear everything said on that particular talkgroup. For example, all the police on talkgroup 00-021 (Central (Kitchener) Division 1) will hear everything said on that particular talkgroup only.  They will not hear anything from the South (Cambridge) Division 2, because they are on a different talkgroup ( talkgroup 00-022).

Different Police Divisions, Detectives, Emergency Response Units, Fire trucks etc. will all have their radios tuned to different talkgroups depending on their individual specialties.

The Police scanner is programmed to receive certain talkgroups from within the Waterloo Region EDACS system, and are listed below. Primary control frequencies ( also listed below) are in red.

Not all possible talkgroups are scanned and broadcast. It is felt to be inappropriate to publically re-broadcast certain tactical and sensitive talkgroups.
 

01 868.32500c 

02 868.52500c 

03 868.73750c 

04 868.93750c 

05 868.22500c 

06 868.42500 

07 868.62500 

08 868.83750 

09 866.47500 

10 868.57500 

11 868.78750 

12 868.98750 

13 868.27500 

14 868.47500 

 

Talkgroup

Talkgroup Description
00-021    Central - Kitchener Div. 1
00-022    South - Cambridge Div 2
00-023    North - Waterloo Div. 3
00-025    Special Event 1
00-026    Special Event 2
00-027    Special Event 3
00-081    Province Common
00-082    Mutual Aid
15-156    Regional Patch 1
15-157    Regional Patch 2
00-010    Emerg Fleet Call
00-016    Emerg Common Ch
00-062    Emerg Scene
00-063    Emerg Operations
00-082    Interservice 1
00-090    Court House (temporarily Off)
07-005    U of  Waterloo Security
07-006    U of  Waterloo Police Link
07-007    U of W Special Events
 

This site has no association with the Region of Waterloo Intl Airport, Waterloo Regional Police, or Nav Canada
This web site uses audio streaming and may be inaccessible through some company intranet systems
 All information received through this web site is intended for entertainment purposes only
Site is best viewed with Internet  Explorer 6, and a screen resolution of 1024 X 768