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1950s police lingo11/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Segregation in prison (now known as Rule 45). Q Car - Undercover unit with Blue lights and SirensĪ car that is made up of parts from different stolen cars or has its identity changed. (Armed T.S.G.) Former name of SO19 (CO19) Failing to do so can lead to prosecution. Once a HORT/1 has been issued, the driver has seven days to produce the required documents at their elected police station. Officially, the form is known as a HORT/1 notice. Usually issued after the driver is stopped for minor traffic offence(s). a "big girl's blouse")Īnything to do with reporting and logging an arrest or offenceĪ notice issued to a driver when a police officer has requested to see driving documents and the driver does not have them on hand. Someone living off earnings from prostitution - also used as a derogatory term of insult (I.E. Precision Immobilisation Technique Manoeuvre (vehicle debilitation technique) Someone living off earnings from prostitution Police and Criminal Evidence Act (Act of Parliament) Over The Side (seeing someone for a bit of hanky panky!) Mate (someone you're paired with for specialist tasks)Ĭall sign for Traffic Control on main set Sex offender, especially one guilty of underage or child sex offences - can also be used as a general insult these days!Ĭarver, Dashwood and Roach on an OBBO.Observation Police station (eg: "we'll question him back at the nick") ![]() To arrest someone (eg: "you're nicked, son") Metropolitan Police information room (Scotland Yard) ![]() Working with the police service (eg: "Her husband's in the job too")įull call sign for main set channel for Information Room Incident Report Book (also used for arrests)Ī crime, especially a robbery (eg: "He did that job at the post office last week") General Purpose (used for unmarked vehicle)Īn informant, or the act of informing on someoneĪ request to produce driving documents derived from form HORT/1 (aka a "Producer" - see below) In possession of equipment (eg tools, weapons, masks, gloves, etc) with intent to commit a crime, especially a burglary or robbery.ĭerogatory term for the police used by criminals, etc |- ! style="text-align: left" | DMV | style="text-align:center" | = | Dead motor vehicle |- ! style="text-align: left" | |- | height="15" | |- | colspan="3" |=E= House (eg: "We'll give his drum a spin" - search his house) Once this has been read out, the suspect is said to be "under caution" while being questioned thereafter, and may be reminded of this later (eg: if transferred from the street or a car to an interview room).Ĭrime Infomation System (replaced crime sheets)Ĭonfess (eg: "Has he coughed to those burglaries yet?")Ĭrime Report Information System (replaced crime sheets) Anything you do say may be given in evidence". Since 1994 it is now: "You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention, when questioned, something which you later rely on in court. In the UK prior to 1994 this was: "You have the right to remain silent, but anything you do say will be taken down and may be used in evidence". More fully known as a police caution or simple caution.Ī statement made to a suspect when they are arrested, informing them of their basic right to silence. Uniform Officers (as referred to by C.I.D.)Ī formal warning by the police, used as an alternative to a full prosecution for minor offences. The lights ("blues") and siren ("twos" - from two-tone horn) on a police car Also used by NATO armed forces for friendly fire casualites. Locked in a cell (at a prison or police station)Ĭell (eg: "Shall I put him back in the bin, Sarge?")Īccidental shooting/injury of a police officer by a colleague during a siege or other incident. Contents:Ī B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Common abbreviations and jargon used in the programme. ![]()
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