Police Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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stop stick n. Knudsen raced toward them and they had to swerve their cruisers on the narrow road, Sgt. Tom McCabe said. Knudsen then raced down Boynton Beach Boulevard; “stop sticks” set just east of Interstate 95 flattened Knudsen’s tires, but he drove 5 miles on the expressway until he was stopped. [English Automobiles & Transportation Police] [full cite] (Jul. 11, 2007)

suicide Tuesday n. He said the terms Blue Tuesday or Suicide Tuesday had been coined to describe the risk of heavy weekend users becoming depressed to the point of becoming suicidal. [English Drugs Police] [full cite] (Jun. 21, 2005)

suitcase v. Many suspects in police custody also died while forced face down in restraints—most often when being “hogtied” or “suitcased” with wrists and ankles tied together, the group said. [English Police Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 8, 2007)

suitcasing v. He confessed to authorities that he had “suitcased” the drug.…Suitcasing is a street term for concealing contraband in body cavities. [English Body Drugs Police] [full cite] (Jan. 18, 2006)

suitcasing v. Hogtying—called “suitcasing” by officers on the street—is a controversial maneuver banned by a growing number of police agencies stung by the sudden death of otherwise healthy suspects. [English Police Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 8, 2007)

supercheck n. The Delaware State Police have been conducting secret background checks of some gun owners since 2001, a process known as “superchecks” that may violate federal law. The checks have resulted in confiscation of weapons, some for legitimate reasons, but have subjected many citizens to a search of mental health records that in most cases police would be unable to access. [English Firearms Police] [full cite] (Dec. 2, 2008)

tagbanger n. They’re in a no-man’s land,” Lucero said, referring to how Denver police have trouble tracking which taggers are becoming violent. “We know who the hard-core members of the hard-core gangs are. But these are new players we know almost nothing about.” The phenomenon has led to a new term: Instead of gangbangers, police refer to the groups as tagbangers. [English Crime & Prisons Police] [full cite] (Feb. 12, 2007)

TARP v. But that did not calm him down and he continued to battle officers, police officials said. That’s when he was TARPed, which is another term for being hogtied. TARPed is when a person’s wrists are tied to their ankles with a nylon rope, Davis said. [English Police Acronym] [full cite] (Feb. 14, 2008)

Terry stop n. In any event, Desjaridns said police have the right to perform what is called a “Terry” stop, named for the U.S. Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio. In that case, an officer observed an individual loitering outside of a store, wearing long overcoat in the middle of July. The officer performed a search and determined the individual was armed. The individual was charged with attempted robbery although no robbery actually occurred. [English United States Law Police] [full cite] (Dec. 30, 2007)

Terry stop n. Mayor Valley and his brother, city attorney Andre Valley, disagree. The siblings say Terry v. Ohio, a Supreme Court ruling, gives their police the right to stop and search anyone for a brief period of time. The 1968 opinion created what is known as a “Terry stop,” which allows police officers to frisk a suspect they believe is about to commit a crime. [English Law Police] [full cite] (Sep. 12, 2008)

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