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Police, cops, officers, correctional officers, security guards, military police. You can also see citations assigned to this category.

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Beavis and Butt-head lab n. a primitive operation for the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine. (posted Mar. 19, 2007) [full entry…]
blue canary n. an emergency worker (especially a police officer or first responder) whose death alerts other personnel to a hazardous situation. (posted Jun. 5, 2006) [full entry…]
blue light bandit n. a person with criminal intentions who impersonates a police officer in a patrol car. (posted May. 31, 2005) [full entry…]
clean-skin n. a person without a police record; someone who does not trigger suspicions; (hence) an unimpeachable person; a lilywhite. (posted Jul. 15, 2005) [full entry…]
cuff and stuff v. to (physically) place someone under arrest. (posted Dec. 14, 2004) [full entry…]
encobijado n. a person found wrapped in blankets after being assassinated by drug traffickers or their associates. (posted Jun. 4, 2004) [full entry…]
flash-bang n. an explosive device that emits noise and light but is not intended to cause damage. (posted Jan. 6, 2006) [full entry…]
frequent flier n. a repeat offender; a recidivist; (generally) a person who regularly or habitually uses or takes advantage of a service. (posted May. 8, 2006) [full entry…]
heater n. a crime or criminal case that attracts a lot of (media) attention. (posted Jan. 5, 2005) [full entry…]
hudda n. a police officer. (posted Apr. 29, 2004) [full entry…]
jump-out n. a (sudden) arrest made by undercover police using unmarked vehicles; a police officer or detective who makes such an arrest. (posted Feb. 23, 2005) [full entry…]
Kelly day n. a day off or vacation day taken at a scheduled interval in addition to normal time off or vacation. Also Kelly shift. (posted Jul. 31, 2007) [full entry…]
lead snowstorm n. the appearance of bullet fragments in an X-ray of a body. (posted Sep. 19, 2006) [full entry…]
lilywhite n. a person without a police record; someone who does not trigger suspicions; a clean-skin. (posted May. 25, 2006) [full entry…]
Miami Model n. a method of diminishing political protests by applying laws or methods designed to combat terrorism, especially those involving heavy use of non-lethal force. (posted Aug. 24, 2004) [full entry…]

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