Mack the Knife
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I had sort of the same thoughts as all of you above, and found this document on Code-3 designation from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, which is the responding department: https://ocsheriff.gov/sites/ocsd/files/2021-03/Policy 316 Response to Calls.pdf
My interpretation is that it’s less about lights and sirens than it is about emergency vs. non-emergency, ie. responding immediately or not. I would guess that the Sheriff’s dept. has unofficial norms for what qualifies as Code-3 or not, and it seems both these deputies would have expected this to be a Code-3. If I heard the audio correctly, the text+subtext would be something like this:
A lot of us had the question of why deputies didn’t get there until night time or why it took three 911 calls. It seems the answer might be that, for whatever reason, the dispatcher did not consider the calls to be Code-3. If I recall correctly, some of the 911 calls even mentioned that all the deputies were busy at that time.
My interpretation is that it’s less about lights and sirens than it is about emergency vs. non-emergency, ie. responding immediately or not. I would guess that the Sheriff’s dept. has unofficial norms for what qualifies as Code-3 or not, and it seems both these deputies would have expected this to be a Code-3. If I heard the audio correctly, the text+subtext would be something like this:
Body cam deputy - The family of the girl has been calling since I don’t know when—can you check? Why wasn’t this prioritized so we’d get called here earlier?
Vehicle deputy - The first call to report her missing was at 16:39. I also don’t know why this wasn’t prioritized.
A lot of us had the question of why deputies didn’t get there until night time or why it took three 911 calls. It seems the answer might be that, for whatever reason, the dispatcher did not consider the calls to be Code-3. If I recall correctly, some of the 911 calls even mentioned that all the deputies were busy at that time.