NYPD NYPD Spatial Orientation 5

Question 1

An officer on foot begins at the southwest corner of a city block and walks clockwise around the entire block, returning to the start. In what order does the officer pass the corners?

Accepted Answer

SW → SE → NE → NW → SW

Answer

Clockwise from the southwest corner: east to SE, north to NE, west to NW, south back to SW.

Question 2

Radio: 'Suspect vehicle last seen northbound on 7th Ave passing 34th St.' Officers blocking at 36th St should position on which side of that intersection to intercept?

Accepted Answer

South of 36th St on 7th Ave

Answer

The northbound vehicle passed 34th St and heads toward 36th St; officers should be south of 36th St to intercept before the vehicle crosses.

Question 3

A patrol memo reads: 'Walked post from corner A north to corner B, then east to corner C, then south to corner D.' In what direction is corner D from corner A?

Accepted Answer

East of A

Answer

North to B then south to D cancel out vertically; the eastward leg to C places D directly east of A at the same latitude.

Question 4

A building fire is on Oak Street between Maple Ave (north) and Elm Ave (south). An officer responding from the north should enter Oak Street from which end?

Accepted Answer

From the Maple Ave end

Answer

Maple Ave is the northern cross-street, so an officer coming from the north enters Oak Street at the Maple Ave end first.

Question 5

Officer Davis learns a missing child was last seen 'across the street' from a community center whose front faces south. 'Across the street' from the front of the building is in which direction?

Accepted Answer

South

Answer

The front faces south, so 'across the street' from the front is on the south side of the street — directly south.

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NYPD NYPD Spatial Orientation 5