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Many imaginative, but incorrect stories have come up over the years, including that cop refers to the police uniform's copper buttons, the police man's copper badge, or that it is an abbreviation for "constable on patrol", "constabulary of police", or "chief of police". [19] Cuicos Central Mexico slang term for police.
When the men's flat was raided, the police found socks in 18-inch-deep (460 mm) piles everywhere around the residence, such that one officer commented it was "like an explosion in a sock factory". [1] The socks were thought to number 10,000, [7] and later estimated at 30,000. [8]
1. Place a phone call to the police and provide information about someone; Alternative expression – "drop a dime" [151] 2. Actually making a phone call [151] droppers Hired killers [20] dropping the pilot Getting a divorce [150] drugstore cowboy Well-dressed man who loiters in public areas trying to pick up women [150] drum Speakeasy [20] dry
A joint investigation revealed that three men forced entry into the residence while wearing "imitation police-style badges, portraying themselves as police officers," the prosecutor said.
The city's dirtiest cop was also the most colorless, with a forgettable face and a personality as vague as fog. At 77, he has been in lockup for 38 years, more than twice as long as he wore a badge.
Flat foot climbing technique, a version of the French technique used in climbing snow slopes Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Flatfoot .
Flatfoot was released theatrically in Italy on 25 October 1973 where it was distributed by Titanus. [1] The film grossed a total of 2.972 billion Italian lira on its release making Flatfoot the first and most commercially successful attempt at mixing the crime genre with comedy.
— A Florida man who was severely beaten by Jacksonville sheriff’s officers in a viral video last year filed a federal lawsuit Thursday claiming that the officers brutally violated his rights.