Police Abbreviations
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Like many services, the police use a great number of abbreviations.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| EV | Enter Vehicle |
| LV | Locate stolen vehicle |
| NIA | National Intelligence Application |
| QAFV | Query Address Family Violence |
| QDH | Query Drivers History |
| QEC | Query Engine/Chassis number |
| QF | Query File |
| QG | Query Firearm Licence |
| QNFV | Query Name Family Violence |
| QP | Query Person |
| QR | Query Vehicle register |
| QV | Query Vehicle of interest (VOI) |
| QVA | Query something to do with offence history |
| QVH | Query History of licence holder |
| QVR | Query VOI and Register (combination of QV and QR) |
| QI | Query Property |
MISC ABBREVIATIONS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 47 | Report for the Coroner |
| 56 | See EBA (refers to section 56 of Land Transport Act 1998) |
| 58 | See EBA (refers to section 58 of Transport Act 1962) |
| 101 | form for reporting minor offences (Pol101) |
| 258 | General purpose police report form (Pol258) |
| 400 | Family Violence Report (POL400) |
| AOS | Armed Offenders Squad |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| CAD | Computer Assisted Dispatch system |
| CAU | Child Abuse Unit |
| CIB | Criminal Invstigation Branch (detectives) |
| CIU | Combined Investigative Unit (detecives and uniformed officers) |
| CIS | Criminal Intelligence Section |
| CRB | Criminal Registration Branch (Photos/Fingerprints) |
| CVST | Commercial Vehicle Safety Team (previously CVIU - Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit) |
| DAO | Duly Appointed Officer |
| DLICNO | Drivers Licence Number |
| DPS | Diplomatic Protection Squad |
| EAGLE | Police Helicopter |
| EBA | Excess Breath Alcohol (drunk driver) |
| Flags | Additional info attached to a persons file, usually a warning. |
| GBH | Grievous Bodily Harm |
| GDB | General Duties Branch (Uniformed Officers) |
| Informant | A person who has reported or witnessed an offence. |
| ION | Infringement offence notice |
| Masters | A file containing a persons criminal history. |
| MPR | Miscellaneous property report |
| NIA | National Intelligence Application (previously NIS - National Intelligence System) |
| Northcom | Northern Communications Centre (Auckland) |
| NUA | No Unit Available |
| OR | Offence Report |
| PNT | Police Negotiation Team |
| POI | Person of interest |
| PRN | Person record number |
| Pseudo | A drivers licence with no classes, generally a disqualified driver. |
| QID | Officer ident number |
| SAP | Safe Arrival Point |
| SITREP | Situation Report |
| SOCO | Scene of Crimes Officer (Forensic) |
| SSG | Specialist Search Group |
| STG | Special Tactics Group |
| STU | Strategic Traffic Unit |
| STATUS-D | Disqualified |
| STATUS-S | Stolen |
| STATUS-W | Wanted |
| Switchy | Computer terminal message |
| TAR | Traffic accident report |
| TESSA | Telecom telephone number database |
| TON | Traffic offence notice |
| TP | Team Policing |
| TSB | Traffic Safety Branch |
| TY | Police vehicle involved in crash (derived from the treasury (ty) form that has to be filled in afterwards) |
| VOI | Vehicle of Interest |
| WTA | Warrant To Arrest |
| WTI | Wanted To Interview |
| YAS | Youth Aid Section |
| YES | Youth Education Section |
| File Number | Number assigned to police file by the Wanganui Computer eg 971225/3456 |
| Event number | Number assigned to an incident dispatched from the communications centre by the CAD system |
