What is a RMP?

[TheF16Falcon]

Hi all. I was wondering if anyone knows what a RMP is?

[Mikey A]

TheF16Falcon wrote:

> Hi all. I was wondering if anyone knows what a RMP is?

Yo...

If you read this RMP in a novel about New York City cops or maybe even a
police radio designation, it is likely for "Radio Motor Patrol" - the
term was used widely waaaaaaaay back when the cops first got one-way
communications in their cars. The only place I know of the term's
current use is in New York, although I don't think it is too common
anymore.

The Below is from the New York Police Museum's web site:

http://www.nycpolicemuseum.org/html/faq.html

WHEN DID THE N.Y.P.D. FIRST BEGIN USING RMP'S (RADIO MOTOR PATROL CARS)?

The first radio motor patrol car was used in 1917. However, the radio
inside the vehicle could only receive messages. This required the
officers to pull over to a call box and acknowledge the messages when
received. In 1937, technology had improved and two-way radiotelephones
were installed in RMPs.

"RMP" also means "Royal Military Police" - the United Kingdon's (and
maybe other countries') MPs.
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[xyz]

Royal Mounted Police.
...those guys riding horses.

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[PZ]

radio motor patrol? - nypd? - cop car - cruiser - squadrol - black and
white - patrol car - patrol unit - i am sure that there are more names
depending where you are at

[Jim Vecchiola]

I think it's an old term that means "Radio Motor Patrol" or something
like that - it means a police car.

[Dwight Weisman]

That's the Royal _Canadian_ Mounted Police -- RCMP not RMP.
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> ...those guys riding horses.
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[FDNYBRONX18]

RMP=Radio Motor Patrol Car. A term introduced in the 1930s to identifya NYPD
vehicle equipped with radio (one way). Today the term RMP and sector are used
interchangely.
REP=Radio Emergency Patrol. An term first used around the early 1950s. REPs
today are usually ID with their Emergency Service Squad number preceded by a
letter Adam 1 Boy 1, Adam 10 Boy 10