The first six letters of the stolen article to be entered. The Article Name Code follows immediately after the Category Code best classifying the article; no space is to be left between the Category Code and the Article Name Codes.
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Article Code |
Description |
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B |
Bicycle. |
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C |
Cameras, camera parts, and photography equipment (including enlargers, lenses, light meters, projectors, etc.) |
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D |
Data processing equipment (including computer keyboards, electronic organizers, modems, CPU, disks, etc. |
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E |
Equipment, measuring devices, and tools |
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F |
Furniture and furnishings. |
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G |
Games and gambling apparatus |
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H |
Household appliances (including dishwashers, freezers, ranges). |
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I |
Items of identification (including badges passports, driver’s licenses, etc.) |
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J |
Special documents, food stamps and tickets (including lottery tickets, parking permits, prescription pads, etc.) |
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K |
Keepsakes and collectibles |
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L |
Livestock |
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M |
Musical Instruments. |
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O |
Office equipment (includes dictation machines, photocopiers, and typewriters). |
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P |
Personal accessories (includes purses, wallets, jewelry). |
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R |
Radio, TV, and sound entertainment devices (includes microphones, CD and DVD players, karaoke machines, etc). |
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S |
Sporting, camping, exercise and recreational equipment |
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T |
Toxic chemicals or hazardous materials |
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V |
Viewing equipment (includes binoculars, microscopes, rifle scopes). |
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W |
Well-drilling equipment |
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Y |
Items listed in dictionary under Y or items not listed in dictionary at all. |
If the item is not listed in the TYP code directory, the article must be entered with Category Y and the following procedures must be applied:
1. Use the complete name of the article if possible. If the article name is one word of more than six letters, use the first six letters in the article name.
2. An article name which is two words must be treated as one word.
3. If an article name is three words, use the initial of the first two words and the first four letters of the third word.
For more information, see the Article Dictionary section of this manual.