459

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459 stands for Burglary (California Penal Code section 459), a police code abbreviation.

California Penal Code section defining burglary, used on police radio for burglary calls, as in "459 alarm."

Example: Units respond to a 459 audible alarm at the dental office on Third.

Usage notes

Burglary in California covers entering buildings, locked vehicles and some other structures with intent to commit theft or a felony. Alarm companies' reports are often dispatched as 459 calls, though most turn out to be false alarms. The number appears frequently on California scanner traffic.

Related abbreviations

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• 10-1 – Receiving poorly
• 10-10 – Fight in progress
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• 10-16 – Domestic problem
• 10-17 – Meet complainant
• 10-18 – Quickly
• 10-19 – Return to station
• 10-2 – Receiving well
• 10-20 – Location
• 10-21 – Call by telephone
• 10-22 – Disregard

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