Police Terminology Flashcards
WAGON/WAGON
police paddy wagon
XHUSB
ex-husband
TRAFFIC BOX KEY
key used to open signal control box
DISPATCH AN ANIMAL
to shoot an animal
TILL TAP
grab money from register
THREE WHEELER
police three-wheeled motorcycle
THIRTY-SIX
field interrogation (form 36)
TECH
radio / computer technician
STRIPPED
stripped vehicle
S.O. / M.C.S.O.
Mauricio’s County Sheriff’s Office
SMASH & GRAB
broken window, items grabbed, ran away
SLIM JIM
device used to open a locked vehicle
SILENT
silent alarm
SGT
Sergeant
SEIZURE
impounded a vehicle; subject having convulsions
S/E/C
southeast corner
R.P.
responsible party
ROLLOVER
accident, overturned vehicle
RINGER
audible alarm
RESTRAINTS
leather straps used to restrain prisoners
P.O.
probation officer
PLE
purple
P.C.
probable cause
PAGE 2
additional charges filed on a subject already in custody
O.V.
on view, officer witnessed an incident
ONE ROLL
fingerprints
ONE ON ONE
suspect / witness ID
ONE FROM LIST
contract wrecker (926)
OD
overdose
NUMBER 9’s
citations
NUMBER 1 SITUATION
probable cause for arrest
MOTOR
solo motor unit
MHP
mobile home park
MERZ
Mercedes Benz
MEDICS
paramedics
M.D.C.
mobile digital computer (police car computer)
MARQUIS
test for narcotics
MAINLINE
freeway / highway (not an access road running parallel to it)