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Dallas Police Department Drops Police Code

In the aftermath of the attacks on September 11, police, fire and other agencies had trouble talking to one another, in part because they used different codes to describe what was going on. Ever since, there's been an effort to replace the codes with plain English, most recently in Dallas, Texas. Eric Aasen writes for the Dallas Morning News .

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

In the aftermath of the attacks on September 11, police, fire and other agencies had trouble talking to one another, in part because they used different codes to describe what was going on. Ever since, there's been an effort to replace the codes with plain English, most recently in Dallas, Texas. Eric Aasen writes for the Dallas Morning News.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Frances Anderton

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    Eric Aasen

    KERA Public Media for North Texas

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