re: New Orleans Police Scanner--anyone ever listen to this craziness?

The vast majority of calls like that, you'll hear the unit call in a "NAT" (necessary action taken) or "GOA" (gone on arrival).

What you need to listen for is how many Code 2s get downgraded to a Code 1. You'll typically hear a supervisor (unit ending in zero) ask for the comments, and then make it a Code 1.

A lot of times it's appropriate, as all burglar alarms come in as Code 2 and you'd have units running from house to house all day long if they stayed that way. The supervisor will tell dispatch that unless it's a silent panic alarm or there's a caller inside the house to make it Code 1.

Recently, they've been downgrading a lot of other things. A few weeks ago in the 7th, a 94 (shots fired) came in from an apartment complex, and the apartment manager where it occurred had the subject detained in the front office. The supervisor made it a Code 1 and had dispatch call back to tell the manager to call 911 again "if the subject becomes irate."