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[Shannon Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close Shannon]

For a class I need to come up with jargon/slang used by a certain field or group and so I am doing LE and I have a few sayings my dep. uses but I need some more.....
(example:down paper-reports)
Anyone have some others???
Thanks
Shannon

[Mike Tx No Longer Active Find all posts View Profile Close Mike Tx]

Book 'em Danno.

[Niteshift No Longer Active Find all posts View Profile Close Niteshift]

Shannon,

We have a gazillion terms and many of them vary from dept. to dept. or region to region.
Just look at what we call our patrol areas: Some say zones, some have beats etc.

Do you have some specific terms in mind?

Also, I'm moving this topic to Ask a cop.

[Sarge465 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close Sarge465]

Hook'em and book'em
Hook'em up
Cuff'em and stuff'em
Put that squirrel in chains
Put that squirrel in a cage
Attitude adjustment
Calibrated flashlight
Just a few