What do cops see when they run you? 

This video was amazing. I would love to see more things like this. maybe a video about different law enforcement certifications? one being the one you mentioned - to use this software.

As long as they don’t see my search history I don’t care

This guy is like the opposite of a narc. Instead of spilling his guts to the police about citizens, he's spilling his guts to citizens about police. My guy 🤝

I used to be a dispatcher in Middle Tennessee & this is a great video; spot-on. Very insightful for the general public. That was without a doubt, the most stressful job I've ever had.

Go man just subscribed your demeanor is helping the relationship between lawenforcement and the public you're a good man

Love this. You’ve done officers and civilians a great favor. I think when both sides understand the process there is no conflict.

I wrote CAD software and worked on what was called the "mobile" version which was just the software that runs on the laptops in the cars. The other version the dispatchers used - it was the full featured windows desktop application. The mobile version was a desktop application too - but it was full screen and locked and a single window, the dispatchers could open several windows at once. Two of the features I remember fondly were BOLO and record check. They were very challenging to test - both have very strict security requirements.

No wonder why a traffic stop takes for freaking ever.

How refreshing...A cop that demonstrates "transparency". Most cops in America could definitely learn from you. The "us against them" attitude that is the general rule isn't doing anyone any good. Keep it up,we need lots more like you!

Who needs the academy when you have officer 401 😂 I feel certified after watching all his vids! Good shit bro ✊🏼

The police on GTA 5 ONLINE Doesn't ask for sh*t they just shooting !

I was genuinely wondering this just yesterday. Today you release this video? Psychic 401 CONFIRMED.

Just put in my App last week, had my Poly yesterday, and going in for the Oral Exam on Monday. Thanks for everything 401 You've helped change my life!

This is actually really great to have/know, as a writer doing research on law enforcement.

When I was stopped I asked the cop “don’t you know my records clean from your computer?” He bullshit me and said “that’s only in the movies”.

Please be safe out there, Officer. Thank you for your service to the community.

I’ve always wondered what showed up when I was run through their system!! Great video!!

Im so glad this came up on my recommendations because I'm hooked on your channel now. Ive been binge watching your videos for days now. I have no plans on being a cop but its so cool seeing a perspective of a cop that's personalized. Keep up the great work!

Wait wait wait! My personnel private information is in the hands of a PRIVATE Corporation! WTF & they sell it to the Police? Good God

my dyslexia made me think this video said “why do cops run away from you” and i was so confused

Video starts at 14:05

I was a dispatcher/911 operator for about 9 months. In Arkansas, we can't just get certified online for NCIC; I had to drive an hour away to the nearest state police station and we took a course that lasted about 5 hours followed by a test. I learned two things that I still remember very clearly: 1 - My own name comes back clean as a whistle in a fresh bath. 2 - Yes, we see everything about you. EVERYTHING!! O_O But not your search history, you lucky bastards. But if you have a concealed carry license, we see that. If you have warrant, we see that. We see every traffic violation that you have gotten anything more than a verbal warning for. We see every crime you've ever committed. We see where you live, any aliases you have, and any known contacts. We see the vehicles that are in your name. We see at least one picture of you. Anything info you can think of that you have given to the government in some kind of way, as long as it can potentially pertain to anything that would possibly help if you were to commit a crime or be in danger; it's probably there. So, we don't see that you paid your property tax a month ago. But we do see your height, eye color, weight, pictures, vehicles, addresses, aliases, history, and more.

I appreciate you bringing some transparency between law enforcement and civilians

This is very cool. As a person not in law enforcement (just curious) , I find this informative. Would like more videos

You can just feel the cold suckiness of jail as you watch this video.

I got pulled over in Missouri my for the temp tag flapping in the wind, when he asked me for the registration paper work I handed him the entire stack of papers (a thick file folder) I had on the car, he let me go then. He wanted to waste my time so I'll burn up his time as well.

Awesome! That's so much information. Thank you for the video. Now take care, be safe and have fun out there!

You were a big inspiration! I start the academy on Spet. 16th!

I remember the time of no computers in the car, and yes we had to memorize or note down where each unit was in our patrol zone. We counted on good dispatch a lot.

I just stumbled across your channel. Gotta say, the world needs more cops, more PEOPLE like you, sir. Keep it up!

Thank you for this informative video! And also for your integrity and service 🙏

Officer 401, just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for all the videos, thank you for your harsh sense of humor. You’re great ! Love the videos. I’m sure i have watch every single video.

Another great video, very informative. Thank you for all that you do. Have a great weekend.

RU-vid: Officer401 Notification! Me: I Need To Study for my test but I Don't care!

probably more than 50% of the officers I knew of that were jammed up and fired were because of inappropriate NCIC checks. Like dude says, don't cave in to the temptation !

so cops can see all your shitte', so "don't talk to police" - got it ~

I'm an engineer, so when you said they use CAD, I immediately thought of my kind of CAD... computer aided design XD

Why do cops ask for proof of registration and insurance if they can see it on their own?

P.R.I.O.R.S = Public Record Indexes of Record Searches

Thank you, sir. Fascinating information that we should all know. I’m not a LEO, but I do support LEOs, and this kind of transparency is rare.

So if they can see if I have insurance, why do they ask me for my insurance card?

Idk what number I am I'm just here to enjoy the video 👍🏼

Your department(s) should be commended for giving permission for , like all of your videos. Great contribution to the general public, like us concerned citizens.

ABC 123 was Michael Jackson's license plate number. 🤣

I've got a question about something that's been troubling the communities. I do not apologize if anyone feels this is wrong of me. rights don't end where feelings begin. I always hear about "officer safety" and you see them say it about everything. A wii remote is an officer safety issue. Someone recording police is an officer safety issue. Everything in the eyes of the thin blue line is an "officer safety issue" But what I never have ever heard in the decades of me living is, "citizens safety", "civilian safety" or any issues about it. Never it being a citizen safety issue that cops drive playing solitaire on their laptops or hit a cyclist while they're texting and driving. Never it being a citizen safety issue when the wrong house has been raided and the occupants killed because they were defending their home from persons breaking in with use of violence. Never a citizen safety issue when a cop high tails it out of his patrol car unloading a magazine into a 15yr old boy, before ever saying, "stop!" Never a citizen safety issue when officers know they're breaking laws, violating people or worse... Murdering them. Where is the safety for citizens? Could someone please help me understand where this "safe place" is? I see yellow and black signs at places where police reside. They have figures of what look to be people hugging and the words "safe place" below. But I yet to find an officer who genuinely cares for citizen safety The officer who is looking to help citizens be on there way and down the right path. Not in handcuffs for something petty or that they didn't do. Or worse, dead on the ground for "not complying and officer safety" THE only reason there was ever an "officer safety issue" is because cops break laws all the time. No citizen would be upset if those who enforce laws obeyed them too. You're a moron to think otherwise. Or just a bootlicker who love jack boot societies. Your choice!

I have insurance. God, I pay for it once a month. I got to renew my license next month. God help me at DMV.

So, they can see if you have valid insurance. Why, then, will you get a ticket if you can't show proof of insurance when they KNOW you have it?

How much does it irritate traffic cops when they recognize a car that speeds past them regularly in their personal cars but they never catch them in their patrol car?

This was a good video. It's informative to the public, especially given the series of events that has happened, and especially in the United States -- all of the "incidents" with less-than-desirable outcomes that have occurred. Thank you for educating the public.

This is wonderful information. I appreciate your service and your professionalism.

If you're able to run Insurance though Dispatch and/or CAD, Why do you write us a ticket if we don't have the insurance card with us?

Thank you for making these videos. Demystifying police work humanizes officers and, hopefully, makes their lives safer.

My hiring interview with the state police is on the 10 of September. You helped me prep thank ya sir 👍🏽😊

Wow. This is truly amazing information you have given here man

This was really cool! I've always wondered what cops are playing with on those laptops and what could be taking so long when they take your license back to their car sometimes. It really piqued my interest however when the neighbors sent the cops to tell me to turn down my music and they showed up hella deep saying they didn't know what to expect because when they ran my name or address it showed that I was associated with, "Guns, heroin, stolen cars, heroin and stolen cars" and that was just the gist of the top 5 things he could remember from what the database told him. And that shit blew my mind because I have a perfectly clean record! Never been convicted, booked, charged or even cited with anything more than driving without proof of insurance which was cleared when I provided my proof of insurance to the court on the date listed on the citation. Thinking it over, I realized that they must keep a record of every time they run your ID and the incident or call it's related to. Ever since then I've become way more attentive and resistant to the, "Do you have any identification on you?" part of any police interactions. Or anything like, "Okay Graham, do you have a last name there buddy?" A tutorial on how to research definitive identification requirements or 'show id' laws for your state would be cool because the most you'll get out of the videos I've seen on the subject is that every state is different and people really only can talk about the idiosyncrasies of their own specific municipality. Especially if there's no probable cause of your committing a crime and cops are just taking control of a situation for their own safety or inventory of the incident for their after action reports! Because that's exactly how I got all kinds of crazy stuff coming back when they run my name was just me, ignorantly complying and providing my id whenever asked. But knowing now what they do with my ID every time they get it and how readily that information gets retrieved and displayed on those laptops in the field makes me feel like they're knowingly trying to violate the 5th and somehow tag myself no good reason if I let them. When they showed up mid-day, en masse with 4 cops at my front door and 3 cars parked all messy in the parking lot when I opened the door...I mean that changed my whole perspective on privacy issues and data rights. Because at this point I had let them in and consented to them taking a look around no problem. And that's when I asked the cop that stayed standing there with me, if this was a typical response to a loud music complaint or if they just all happened to be within range when the call was dispatched? That's when he said they were all pretty close and mentioned not knowing what to expect which lead to this mysterious "database" they can query from those laptops in their cars and this heightened sensitivity I have to privacy and identifying myself to police. I had an officially clean and clear record but the unofficial record they refer to for their day to day paints a total different picture of me and tells a totally different story than I would have ever imagined! But knowing now the information they gathered so nonchalantly before pulling up... I'm surprised they didn't have all their guns drawn when I opened the door! I don't know how this video got on my feed exactly, but you're right that I've never seen anything like it before, talking about these laptops in any detail and how the actual data is presented through them. Obviously this video kind of triggered me in some way lol! I really liked it though and it got me already looking more into Spillman Flex and they are turning out to be quite the data aggregators! I can't wait to see Part 2 of this series! 👍🏽

Ya, I'd like to know more. Especially about dispatch and CAD.

Cat after abc123 is if its a commercial, motorcycle, what ever. Great video

11:58 the creepy hacker type of cop would use this for their own purposes I bet.

Kinda funny how many times I've heard police say those tag notes "don't exist". Funny, I've been in a car, watching the notes being read, but they "don't exist". Thank you for pointing out they DO actually leave little notes on peoples tags.

Very well done. All cadets need to watch you videos for a week. Just to show that cops are human and you're dealing with other humans... mostly. Thank you for dealing with the others in the meantime. Cops like yourself are more common than most people think. You aren't the bad guys. Thanks for posting!

Lmao 2:55 you can see unit 307 was at "Lunch@Wendys" lmao

2:53 unit 307 is on the most important call out of all of them

This guy could be a better software engineer than being an officer.

As a dispatcher if you ever decide you want somebody to explain this from my perspective I can gladly do it

How about don't give ID if no crime committed? Problem solved. Code and ordinance violations don't count as crime.

14:27 Whoa, they see your SSN ?!?! WTF, is that in case they're deciding to give you a loan while in their cruiser ?

It’s exhausting listening to this guy... get to the point!

Hey Officer 401. I know you probably won’t see this but I’m commenting on the off chance that you might. I’ve actually been subscribed to the channel since before it blew up and I’m a fan of the channel but I haven’t always had the best relationship with law enforcement in general. I’ve moved away from my hometown and haven’t been arrested in 10 years but whenever I get pulled over in my current city I’m made to get out of the car based on my priors according to the officers. Even if I ask politely to stay in the car they make me get out. Then they say they have to “frisk” the car for weapons to make sure I don’t harm them when I reenter the vehicle. I politely tell them that I don’t consent but they proceed regardless...search the entire car and come up empty because I’m not doing anything. I have a felony burglary conviction from 2010 and a two misdemeanor convictions from 2006 for a concealed weapon and resisting arrest. It’s 2019. I don’t expect anyone here to feel like I deserve a break but I’ve served my time and my probation. And it’s not even recent. What can I do to avoid spending an hour on the side of the road sitting on the curb in my clean clothes at the age of 31 for something I did when I was 21? I’ve been pulled over for “traffic violations” 5 times. I’ve gotten ZERO TICKETS but I’ve been searched without my consent 3 times and each of these encounters takes at least 45 minutes. I’d rather just take the ticket and go about my day like everyone else. It makes me not want to go to the grocery store at night. Any feedback would be awesome Officer.

Cops in my city dopee they pull me over to talk about PUBG 😂😂

Love your videos mann, great help especially for wanting to be a cop myself and have applied for a job.

thank you for your service officer 401 and what do you think of private investigators?

I got pulled over and the cop repeatedly asked me if it was my car, and I kept saying yes. I wonder if he asked because my mom co signed.

great explanation of CAD, can see how this reduces congestion on radio and makes getting info faster. Going to next level, I could see connecting dashcam plus gps, so that in pursuits other officers coming to assist can see what you see and know where you are without having to drive one handed and talking on radio at same time.

Great video! I had forgotten most of this. Worked on a military base and used this when we wrote our reports and so this brings back some good and also bad memories.

The ConAir movie shows a system that reads, in part, "Will kill LEOs" & another source reads, "Do not escalate. Enforce only for major crimes in progress. Notify Supervisor asap." . The various systems today have such notes.

Can you please do a video about what to do if a dispatcher or officer used the CAD & NCIC for personal use? Your videos are great 👍🏼

I always assumed that the check would show that I have a CCW. Consequently, the only time that I have been stopped I sat with my hands on the steering wheel until I told the officers that I do have a CCW and that I had a weapon in thecar. They seemed to appreciate this. However, they asked me to step out of the car to separate me from my gun. Questions. Are officers alerted about a CCW?

Can I ask the police to run my info? Turns out someone put the wrong tag number reporting an accident. Wrong state, wrong plates, I was sleeping, and not me. I thought it resolved but come to find out later it's still on there. I drive for UPS so I like my almost 10 year pristine driving history. Thanks

I've seen mine from the back seat. Has a pic and all my info. also a Large RED banner across the top that says " Warning, Approach with caution, subject may be armed"....No wonder they always call for backup.....True! ...............................(not Jim)

Thanks for sharing this, Blessings to you and your family my Brother in Arms

This was useful information, I appreciate the transparency.

And yet they still ask you for ins card and info with it on the computer before they even walk up lol

Can they see when I was in FACEBOOK jail? Lollllll

This type of openness really is good PR. I am from a small state and while the really small depts have problems, the VT State Police have always been professional and courteous and have respect.

Thank you! Everyone is always curious as to what they are doing when they take your license and go back to their car. Great video.

so those automatic scanners that scan license plates a common city thing

I'm just here for a silly goose time and that's it.

I’m dispatch. To all future officers, never tell dispatch “check a John doeghtjacakavsvjsl” common spelling. I will send you to every barking dog and report call. Try me.

I always wondered if my misdemeanor weed arrest showed up whenever I would get pulled over in a vehicle.

Thanks for posting this. It's funny to me that people are bitching about the length of the video, yet are going off on wild tangents that have nothing to do with this topic, whatsoever. The more of these comments I read, the more I'm starting to *respect* the police and the work that they do.

The 2 dislikes are jake and Logan paul

what do the cops see when they run me? ~Arnold Voice~ I see everything!

At 20:54 how does it know what I identify as that day, I could be a Apache helicopter or I could be a toaster that day most of the time I go by male but you never know lol

I like how he addresses police not to do illegal search of database to other cops. Lol

thx a lot for the great video....It’s a comfort to folks to have everything carefully explained out.. Everyone here who placed negative comments should understand that law enforcement guys are basicly good people, who are not out to screw you up.. They are here to protect and serve...Be respectful, put yourselves in their place.. Do no wrong, be responsible, cover your ass, obey laws... I really enjoyed this video, and the narrator was easy to understand, very likable... from Kate, in Florida

***REALLY COOL, PLZ MAKE MORE VIDS LIKE THIS & NCIC, WHY HASN'T OTHERS DONE THIS???? THX & STAY SAFE!!!!***

I always get scared when the cops get on the radio ,

Awesome video! Yes please do another on the software systems, so I can nerd out 😂

I loved ❤️ this video. Now, I know what's taking the officer so long when they take your license and go back to their car. Lol 😁

Thank you for doing this video. You seem to be one of the good police officers. The good Lord knows we need more of them.