“One-Adam-12,” the lady dispatcher would say. “2-11 in progress. At the bank, 20-111 Toluca Lake Boulevard. Code 2.” Then Officer Jim Reed would key the radio mic, and answer, “10-4.” And on their way ...

Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit ...