8/11/2023 0 Comments Police lingo goa– 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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