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Catchword for “jump-out gang”
Catchword: jump-out gang
Part of Speechn.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: Miami police could point with pride to the success of their undercover anti-drug team. Its 15-member squad, dubbed the “Jump Out Gang” for the way officers sprang at unsuspecting criminals, helped account for roughly 6,000 drug-related arrests since 1986.
Article or Document Title:
“Death puts heat on tough cops in a rough city”
Author:
Jeffrey Good
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
St. Petersburg Times
Date of Publication:
Dec. 23, 1988
Page Number:
1B
This cite belongs to a full entry for jump-out.
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