Police Dispatch

Police Dispatch

Police Dispatch is the law alert message system in CIT. It is used to show dispatch messages about crimes and response messages from officers.

Dispatch notes

Police Dispatch shows:

• dispatch messages about crimes
• response messages when officers use /res

It is a message and notification system, not a normal chat channel like Emergency Chat.

How it works

The dispatch system has two main message types.

Dispatch calls

Dispatch calls are:

• messages about crimes

These are controlled by the setting:

• Show Police Dispatch Calls

Dispatch response messages

Dispatch response messages are:

• messages shown when officers use /res

These are controlled by the setting:

• Show Police Dispatch Response Messages

How to view police dispatch

Police Dispatch messages appear in the chat system.

If you are missing them:

• press J
• open the correct chat tab
• make sure Show in chatbox is enabled

Settings

Police Dispatch settings are found in:

• /settings

The listed Police Dispatch settings are:

Setting	What it does
Show Police Dispatch Calls	Shows or hides dispatch messages about crimes
Show Police Dispatch Response Messages	Shows or hides messages when officers use /res

Related command

Command	Use
/res	Sends a Police Dispatch response message

Dispatch details

• Police Dispatch is a message system for law related alerts and responses.
• This page only lists /res, dispatch calls, dispatch response messages, and the two dispatch visibility settings.
• If Police Dispatch messages do not appear, check the correct chat tab in J and make sure Show in chatbox is enabled.

Related commands

Command	Use
/calls	Police and military can use it to view all calls to active crimes.
/cres	Cancels responding to your current call.
/res <call ID>	Responds to a call shown in /calls.

See also

• Police Officer
• Emergency Chat
• Notifications
• Settings