APCO POLICE COMMUNICATIONS 2026 TEST PAPER EXAM
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Burglary involves the unlawful breaking in of premises and damaging the property. -
✔✔False
✔✔Depending on the jurisdiction, shoplifting is considered as a fraud. - ✔✔False
✔✔As a Telecommunicator you should figure out weapons for the fact that the police
may think the victim is the prowler or the prowler is the victim. - ✔✔True
✔✔Hit and run is a individual who hits a person or car and leaves the scene. - ✔✔True
✔✔The reports of driving intoxicated is usually reported by the passenger of the car. -
✔✔False
✔✔Calls about aircrafts incidents are from those on board or on the ground. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of these are a proper call technique? - ✔✔Handling different callers
✔✔Calls about the same incident are redundant or irrelevant. - ✔✔False
✔✔Which one of the following best describes an example of "pertinent information"
collected from a caller and should be recorded in the CAD record? - ✔✔Information
about the location of a crime in progress
✔✔"It's room 3B within the GW building which is a part of the big complex of buildings"
is a statement provided by the caller that best describes which of the following? - ✔✔A
location within a location
✔✔How should Telecommunicator start with obtaining a description of a person's
clothing? - ✔✔Top to bottom
✔✔Which of the following is NOT part of the acronym CYMBALS? - ✔✔Automatic or
manual transmission
✔✔What is CYMBALS identification for? - ✔✔Vehicles
✔✔What is a cell phone complication for telecommunicators? - ✔✔Not getting an exact
location
✔✔A silent open line call must be considered a potential ________ call until proven
otherwise. - ✔✔TTY
, ✔✔IPAWS is a universal warning systems provides public safety officials a way to alert
and warn the public about a variety of serious emergencies. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which one of the following choices is a skill associated with the dispatch
responsibilities of the law enforcement telecommunicator? - ✔✔Analyzing and
processing calls
✔✔Law enforcement telecommunicators communicate best when they broadcast more
information in less time, and with a rapid rate of speech. - ✔✔False
✔✔The FCC prohibits which one of the following from being broadcast, and may result
in the implication of fines or imprisonment: - ✔✔Fraudulent distress signals or false calls
✔✔CAD will do everything for you after you enter the incident in the CAD. - ✔✔False
✔✔Initial dispatch information should be kept to a minimum, in most cases including a
call to a specific unit in the field, nature of incident and location. - ✔✔True
✔✔After providing supplemental information such as known suspects, weapons, prior
arrests or outstanding warrants of persons involved in the incident, the law enforcement
telecommunicator should sign off the air and let only the field units communicate among
themselves. - ✔✔False
✔✔On-scene communications are affected by: - ✔✔Highway noise
✔✔Telecommunicators need to know about BOlO and ATL. - ✔✔True
✔✔Mutual aid and mutual response agreements prohibits requesting agency help. -
✔✔False
✔✔Civil cases can involve a wide range of issues some of the more common involving
property disputes, contracts, employment, and liability. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the lapse of time? - ✔✔Time the incident occurred and when it was reported
✔✔A hostage incident may possibly result from which of the following? - ✔✔An armed
robbery gone bad
✔✔Assault and battery instances usually include personal issues and people who know
each other. - ✔✔False
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Burglary involves the unlawful breaking in of premises and damaging the property. -
✔✔False
✔✔Depending on the jurisdiction, shoplifting is considered as a fraud. - ✔✔False
✔✔As a Telecommunicator you should figure out weapons for the fact that the police
may think the victim is the prowler or the prowler is the victim. - ✔✔True
✔✔Hit and run is a individual who hits a person or car and leaves the scene. - ✔✔True
✔✔The reports of driving intoxicated is usually reported by the passenger of the car. -
✔✔False
✔✔Calls about aircrafts incidents are from those on board or on the ground. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of these are a proper call technique? - ✔✔Handling different callers
✔✔Calls about the same incident are redundant or irrelevant. - ✔✔False
✔✔Which one of the following best describes an example of "pertinent information"
collected from a caller and should be recorded in the CAD record? - ✔✔Information
about the location of a crime in progress
✔✔"It's room 3B within the GW building which is a part of the big complex of buildings"
is a statement provided by the caller that best describes which of the following? - ✔✔A
location within a location
✔✔How should Telecommunicator start with obtaining a description of a person's
clothing? - ✔✔Top to bottom
✔✔Which of the following is NOT part of the acronym CYMBALS? - ✔✔Automatic or
manual transmission
✔✔What is CYMBALS identification for? - ✔✔Vehicles
✔✔What is a cell phone complication for telecommunicators? - ✔✔Not getting an exact
location
✔✔A silent open line call must be considered a potential ________ call until proven
otherwise. - ✔✔TTY
, ✔✔IPAWS is a universal warning systems provides public safety officials a way to alert
and warn the public about a variety of serious emergencies. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which one of the following choices is a skill associated with the dispatch
responsibilities of the law enforcement telecommunicator? - ✔✔Analyzing and
processing calls
✔✔Law enforcement telecommunicators communicate best when they broadcast more
information in less time, and with a rapid rate of speech. - ✔✔False
✔✔The FCC prohibits which one of the following from being broadcast, and may result
in the implication of fines or imprisonment: - ✔✔Fraudulent distress signals or false calls
✔✔CAD will do everything for you after you enter the incident in the CAD. - ✔✔False
✔✔Initial dispatch information should be kept to a minimum, in most cases including a
call to a specific unit in the field, nature of incident and location. - ✔✔True
✔✔After providing supplemental information such as known suspects, weapons, prior
arrests or outstanding warrants of persons involved in the incident, the law enforcement
telecommunicator should sign off the air and let only the field units communicate among
themselves. - ✔✔False
✔✔On-scene communications are affected by: - ✔✔Highway noise
✔✔Telecommunicators need to know about BOlO and ATL. - ✔✔True
✔✔Mutual aid and mutual response agreements prohibits requesting agency help. -
✔✔False
✔✔Civil cases can involve a wide range of issues some of the more common involving
property disputes, contracts, employment, and liability. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is the lapse of time? - ✔✔Time the incident occurred and when it was reported
✔✔A hostage incident may possibly result from which of the following? - ✔✔An armed
robbery gone bad
✔✔Assault and battery instances usually include personal issues and people who know
each other. - ✔✔False
