![]() ![]() ![]() – acronym for the pride of the fire department, the ‘Big Red Truck’ CĬase Law – decisions made by judges of various local, state, and federal courts that effectively interpret how officers and prosecutors may practically abide by theoretical law and statute example, the judges’ decision in Arizona vs Miranda, a 1968 case, mandated that officers must advise in-custody suspects of their Constitutional rights related to the 4 th, 5 th, and 6 th Amendments before asking them incriminating questionsĬenter Mass – the upper middle of a human torso, the primary targeting area for law enforcement firearm engagementĬho-Mo ( choe-moe) – a pedophile, a short version of ‘Child Molester’ understood by cops and criminals in much of the American WestĬHUD – acronym for lowlife transients, a ‘Citizen Having Urban Difficulties’Ĭlear-And-List – the process by which officers and dispatchers request information from various law enforcement databases to ensure an individual is ‘clear’ or warrants and ‘list’ their personal identifying information like physical description and home addressĬontrolled Delivery – police tactic that usually targets illicit drug buyers in which cops intentionally deliver the desired product or contraband, but do so while surveilling and controlling the environment and transaction, arrest the suspects, and recover the delivered evidenceĬopenhagen – popular brand of chewing tobaccoĬounty – usually short for ‘county jail,’ as sheriff’s offices typically have responsibility for detention facilitiesĬ-Pillar – the vertical, normally-diagonal structures on either side of the rear windshield glass that connect the rear quarter panels and trunk to the roof Dĭ.A. – Battle Dress Uniform: military uniforms traditionally worn for combat often adopted and worn by police SWAT personnelīlue Canary – fire fighter slang for ‘cops ’ derived from underground miners’ historic use of caged canaries to monitor air quality in their confined space (if the bird passed out or died, they headed back to the surface) along with cops’ propensity to head into HazMat scenes without the training or equipment to do soīOB – acronym for ‘Burglar On Bike,’ usually rides a stolen bike, wears a backpack, and carries burglary tools and assorted stolen property while searching for additional property to stealī-Pillar – the vertical structure of a vehicle between the front and rear passenger compartments the driver’s seatbelt hangs from one of the vehicle’s two B-pillarsī.R.T. AĪAA – With Guns: slang for highway patrol synonym for ‘Taillight Chaser’Ī-Pillar – the vertical, normally-diagonal structures on either side of a vehicle’s windshield that connect the front quarter panels to the roof Bīadge Bunny – civilians abnormally attracted to cops and, usually, ANY other uniformed personnelīang Out – common police announcement, usually over the radio during a high-risk/low-frequency operation, to announce a flashbang or diversionary device will imminently detonateī.D.U. So, I’ve put together this handy guide to help explain what things mean. I appreciate that not everyone who reads crime books are always familiar with the Acronyms and Slang that regular cops use. ![]()
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