stop light bingo n.— «According to local police officials, officers routinely run checks of auto tags while they are on the road, a practice that they call “Stop Light Bingo” and which often results in locating stolen cars...
quail car n.— «Barr told authorities that he loaned the “quail car,” a street term for a car traded for cocaine rock, to Latavion Cooley, who informed Barr upon returning it that he had “shot up,” according to...
wake and bake v. phr.— «The day’s already half gone, and Carlos, who sheepishly admits he’s a wake-and-bake sort of guy, hasn’t done much today but blaze blunts with his “boys”—fellow gang members—as the rain came down for the...
elephant-eared adj.— «That’s the most common gang crime in Palm Beach County: Hermanson and his colleagues are accustomed to finding itinerant workers beaten up or worse, with their pants pockets “elephant-eared,” or turned...
come heavy v. phr.— «As he opens the car door to leave, the ass end of a pistol is clearly visible in the waistband of his trousers. Carlos came heavy.» —“Bangin’ in L-Dub” by Jeff Stratton Broward-Palm Beach New...
jit n.— «Scott Russell, who has worked with the Fort Lauderdale homeless outreach team for six years, said that significant, sustained attacks on the homeless are rare, although it’s not uncommon for teenagers—referred to as...