Catchword: throw-down piece

Filed Under: English, Crime & Prisons, Police

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: He also said Reinhold showed some city employees a handgun he called a “throw-down piece,” a weapon he would plant at the scene if an officer shot an unarmed suspect.

Article or Document Title:
“Controversy dogs Ruston police chief”

Author:
Stefano Esposito

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
News Tribune

Publishing Location:
Tacoma, Wash.

Date of Publication:
July 5, 2002

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