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Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website “Patrol Vehicle Radio” is a color, police training film that underscores the importance of using the police patrol radio correctly and responsibly and the implications of doing so on the work of the dispatch operators. Dating to the early 1970s, this film is part of a larger series of police training films called “Roll Call” which were executive produced by legendary filmmaker Sid Davis. Written, produced, and directed by Sanders/ Rose/ Swedloff, this film features reenactment footage of officers out in the field using the patrol vehicle radio as well as the women who answer the calls at the dispatch center. Opening credits, logo for Sid Davis Productions (0:09). Illustration of young police officer wearing radio headset standing beside 1928 Ford Radio Motor Patrol Car with roof antenna (0:13). Operator at first police radio broadcasting station in Detroit (1928) wearing perhaps Nathaniel Baldwin Type C headphones (0:22). Women wearing headsets field calls in Emergency Communications Center at a police station using late 1970s dispatch systems (0:44). Police officer wearing aviator glasses drives around in patrol car and uses police radio - camera freezes on radio held up to officer’s mouth, narrator details tips for how to use the radio properly (1:07). Close-up of Motorola police radio system in patrol car (1:30). Shot of patrol car in traffic on busy commercial street in downtown Pasadena California, officer drives perhaps 1968 Dodge Coronet with insignia for Pasadena Police Department on door (1:53). One of the female dispatchers speaks to camera about issues with officers using correct codes (2:20). Close-up officer calling dispatcher using rotary phone from car service shop (2:37). Female dispatchers speak to camera about other issues they face when communicating with officers out in the field (2:57). Patricia Jerkins, Superintendent of Communications, speaks to camera about common misunderstandings between officers and dispatchers from plain, windowless office (4:17). Camera zooms into prepared list of common problems between dispatchers and officers (4:31). Personality conflicts: illustration of officer and dispatcher looking angrily at each other with fire coming from their heads (4:36). Details: Officer talks with young man whose vehicle was stolen, 1972 four-door black Chevy (5:05). Brevity: illustration and collage of officer talking at length over dispatch radio (6:02). Officer at wheel of West Covina Police patrol car radios in while holding firearm aimed at suspect (6:11). Another officer drives along road at night, uses penal codes when radioing in (6:40). Radio dispatcher’s voice heard from parked patrol vehicle perhaps the Pasadena Police’s 1968 Dodge Coronet, another officer pulls up to check on vehicle (7:10). Repeat requests: illustration of female dispatch operator surrounded by text boxes of requests that are choking her (7:48). Officer sits in patrol car and looks over notepad, works on using phonetic alphabet correctly (8:00). Officer on active high speed pursuit of suspect models using radio correctly, updates dispatcher on change in direction (9:09). POV from dashboard of police patrol car as officer approaches vehicle that has pulled over on the side of city road, brick warehouse, palm trees (10:46). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
