turret light
n.— «None of the unmarked police cars on the street displayed “turret lights.”» —“Three Men Who Had No Reason to Run” by Jim Dwyer New York Times Apr. 5, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
ducker n.— «Police refer to them as “duckers”—drivers who try to shield their faces from red light cameras as they run signals at intersections watched 24/7 by electronic traffic enforcers.» —“St. Peters reviews...
pink-sticker v. phr.— «Twenty cars were ordered off the road in Christchurch last night in a citywide crackdown on boyracers. Mr Pullen says of the 20, 15 were what police term pink-stickered, which means they could seriously injure those...
escort hold n.— «To get him to leave, Hyra gripped Abraha’s clothing at the shoulder with one hand and his wrist with another, a police technique known as the “escort hold,” he said.» —“Bloody ‘obstruction’ arrest leads...
bowling party n.— Note: There’s little evidence that this term is used by anyone other than police. «Police said many teens are having what is known as “bowling parties,” where assorted prescription pills are placed in a big bowl...
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...