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5-0 is just a slang term used often on police radars to signify that police are in the area to other police and it means in slang terms the cops are coming.
We used to be Jailhouse Café. We used to be across the street from the jail. I started working there in 1994. I'm probably one of the only ones left here from that location.
This first section, Police Jargon, although by no means complete, will give you some realistic spice to add to that magical recipe called Your Book. Law Enforcement, like any other profession, has its own sound. This isn't about the profess...
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Law enforcement jargon is heavily used in police procedurals and similar shows. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a television series about forensic scientists, uses many acronyms such as AFIS and CODIS. The numeric code 187 from the Californ...
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A Murphy Artist is a con artist who tricks the victim out of money or other valuables. Note the con that the grifters use in the opening scene of "The Sting" where they offer to put up money of their own, and ask the victim to hol...
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The Royal Navy Police (RNP), or Royal Naval Police, formerly known as the Royal Navy Regulating Branch, is the military police branch of the Royal Navy. Its members are known as Regulators and enforce law, order and discipline both aboard s...
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Criminal History - there are other kinds called CQR, etc - but it is a criminal history check
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M O in police jargon means: Modus Operandia, which means: a method of procedure. ChaCha again soon!
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An APB is an All Points Bulletin. It advises Officers in the area covered of a particular wanted subject or subjects, their crime committed, the M.O., what type of vehicle they are in and the last location or direction they were seen travel...
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187 is the California PC for murder and you hear that a lot on tv.
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