What Is The Alphabet Used By Police Officers?

When repeating information, often over the radio, police officers use what is known as The Police Letters Alphabet or the Phonetic alphabet.  This form of alphabet is also used by other professional communicators such as military personnel, members of the armed forces and emergency personnel.  The police letters alphabet is used when spelling out words, abbreviations or initials as to ensure that the correct information is passed along.  Although there are different variations of the police letters alphabet, the most commonly known and used is:
A-Alpha
B-Bravo
C-Charlie
D-Delta
E-Echo
F-Foxtrot
G-Golf
H-Hotel
I-India
J-Juliet
K-Kilo
L-Lima
M-Mike
N-November
O-Oscar
P-Papa
Q-Quebec
R-Romeo
S-Sierra
T-Tango
U-Uniform
V-Victor
W-Whiskey
X-X-ray
Y-Yankee
Z-Zulu
Professional communicators have been using phonetic alphabets since 1927 when it was first adopted by the International Telecommunication Union.

At my department it is different than in the military.  It is used to keep there from being any confusion in relaying information to radio communications.
A-adam
B-boy
C-charles
D-david
E-edward
F-frank
G-george
H-henry
I-ida
J-john
K-king
L-lincoln
M-mary
N-nora
O-ocean
P-paul
Q-queen
R-robert
S-sam
T-tom
U-union
V-victor
W-william
X-x-ray
Y-young
Z-zebra