• myliltoehurts@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      I’m neither a cop nor a secret service agent, but I would expect that they cooperate to some degree at least on these events. Doesn’t even need to be much, just stand a cop with a radio next to an agent with a radio somewhere so they can immediately pass on information to each other and relay it to their respective colleagues. Armed shooter sighted on roof seems like a worthy bit of intel to wanna pass along.

      If they don’t have the means to relay information to each other… that seems rather shortsighted on both sides.

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        4 months ago

        There will be a site command where all LE coordinate for this exact reason. The command vehicle/tent will have some relay equipment which allows radio interoperability but it’s not typically used unless needed. Just coordinating via the separate branch commanders is typically preferred.

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      They put the radios on the same channel. Or they have a command center with a relay, or even just a person repeating messages.