Abbreviations/Acronym
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Meaning
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A
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A Body
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An Arrest ("I've nicked a body")
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ABH
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Actual Body Harm
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ALCO
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Anything to do with the breath test procedure
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AMIP
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Area Major Incident Pool
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APPO
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Area Press and Publicity Officer
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ARB
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Accident Report Book
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ARV
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Armed Response Vehicle
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ASP
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Extendable Metal Baton
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B
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The Big House
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Crown Court
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Black Rat
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Traffic Patrol Officer
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Blagger
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Robber
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Bleeder
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Female officer
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BLO
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Borough Liaison Officer
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Brains Dept.
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C.I.D. (as referred to by Uniform)
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BTP
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British Transport Police
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Button Mob
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Uniform Officers (as referred to by C.I.D.)
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C
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CAD
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Computer Aided Dispatch (Room)
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CCTV
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Closed Circuit Television
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CIB
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Complaints Investigation Bureau
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CID
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Criminal Investigation Department
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CIS
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Crime Infomation System (replaced crime sheets)
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CIVVIES
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Police Officers in Civilian Cloths
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CO
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Central Operations
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CORRES
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Correspondence / Paperwork
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CPS
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Crown Prosecution Service
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CPT
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Child Protection Team
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CRIS
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Crime Reporting Information System (replaced crime sheets)
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CS Spray
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An Immobilizing Spray
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CSE
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Crime Scene Examiner
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CSG
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Crime Support Group
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CSU
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Community Safety Unit
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D
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Dancers
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To Run Away i.e. 'He was on his dancers'
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DC
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Detective Constable
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DCI
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Detective Chief Inspector
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DI
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Detective Inspector
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Dippers
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Pickpockets
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DPS
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Directorate of Professional Standards
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Drum
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House
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DS
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Detective Sergeant
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DSE
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Divisional Scene Examiner
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DVU
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Domestic Violence Unit
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E
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ESSO
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Every Saturday and Sunday Off
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F
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Factory
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Police Station
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FATACC / Fat'Ac
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Fatal Accident
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Fence
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Person to whom stolen goods are Sold
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FLO
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Family Liaison Officer
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FME
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Forensics Medical Examiner
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G
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GBH
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Grevious Bodily Harm
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Going Up The Road
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Refers to Crown Court
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GP
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General Purpose (used for unmarked vehicle)
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H
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Handling
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Handling Stolen Goods
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Have It On Your Toes
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Run Away
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HORTI
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A request to produce driving documents derived from HORTI (aka Producer)
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I
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IBO
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Integrated Borough Operations (Suite)
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IC
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Identification Codes:
Visual Classification
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Self-Classification
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Police National Computer
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Census Four-Point System
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Census Nine Point System
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IC1
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White European
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White skinned european appearance
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White
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White
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IC2
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Dark European
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Dark skinned european appearance
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IC3
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Afro–Caribbean
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African/Caribbean appearance
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Black
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Black Caribbean Black African Black Other
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IC4
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Asian
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Asian appearance
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Asian
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Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi
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IC5
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Oriental
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Chinese/Japanese appearance
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Other
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Chinese
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IC6
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Arab
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Arabian/Egyptian appearance
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Other
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ID
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Identification
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Index
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Vehicle Registration Number
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India 91
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Traffic Helicopter
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India 99
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Police Helicopter
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Insp.
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Inspector
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IR
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Information Room (also see MP)
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IRB
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Incident Report Book (also used for arrests)
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IRV
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Incident Response Vehicle
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J
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K
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L
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LIO
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Local Intelligence Officer
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M
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M2MP
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Full Call Sign for Main Set Channel for Information Room
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MisPer
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Missing Person
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MIT
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Murder Investigation Team
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MP
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Metropolitan Police information room (Scotland Yard)
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MSS
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Message Switching System
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N
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NCPA
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No Cause for Police Action
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NCS
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National Crime Squad (aka British FBI)
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NDIU
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National Drugs Intelligence Unit
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NDP
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Notice to Detained Persons
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NFA
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No Further Action
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NIB
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National Identification Bureau
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The Nick
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The Police Station
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Non-Descript
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Observation Vehicle (or "Nondy")
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NSY
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New Scotland Yard
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O
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OB
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Occurrence Book
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OBBO
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Observation
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OP
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Observation Point
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OPPO
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Mate (someone you're paired with for specialist tasks)
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OSCAR
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Call Sign for Traffic Control on Main Set
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OTS
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Over The Side (seeing someone for a bit of hanky panky!)
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P
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PACE
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Police and Criminal Evidence Act (Act of Parliament)
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Panda
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Non-pursuit Police Car
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PARS
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Particulars of an occurrence
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PC
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Police Constable
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Phonetic Alphabet
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A
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Alpha
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N
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November
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B
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Bravo
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O
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Oscar
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C
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Charlie
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P
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Papa
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D
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Delta
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Q
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Quebec
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E
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Echo
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R
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Romeo
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F
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Foxtrot
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S
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Sierra
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G
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Golf
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T
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Tango
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H
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Hotel
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U
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Uniform
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I
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India
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V
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Victor
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J
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Juliet
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W
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Whiskey
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K
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Kilo
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X
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X-ray
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L
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Lima
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Y
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Yankee
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M
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Mike
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Z
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Zulu
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PIMP
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Someone living off earnings from prostitution
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PIT
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Precision Immobilization Technique Maneuver (vehicle debilitation technique)
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Plonks
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Women Police Officers
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PNC
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Police National Computer
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POLACC
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Police Accident
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PONCE
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Someone living off earnings from prostitution
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PRs
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Police/Personal Radios
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PROCESS
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Anything to do with reporting motorists
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PT17
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? (Marksman)
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Q
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R
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Refs
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Canteen Break(s)
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Ringer
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A car that is made up of parts from different stolen cars or has its identity changed.
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RTA
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Road Traffic Accident
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RTC
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Road Traffic Collision
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Run In
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Yard where stolen goods/vehicles are housed
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S
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S Call
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A call to Police that is graded as soon response
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Sarge
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Sergeant
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SC
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Special Constable
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SCD
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Specialist Crime Directorate
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Sgt.
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Sergeant
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Sierra 1
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Sun Hill's (Sierra Oscar) Area Car
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Skip
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Sergeant
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Sierra Oscar (SO)
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Call sign for Sun Hill Police Station
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SO
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Specialist Operations
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SOCA
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Serious and Organised Crime Agency
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SOCO
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Scenes Of Crime Officer
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SPG
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Special Patrol Group (now abolished)
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Spin
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Search
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Superstars
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C.I.D. (as referred to by Uniform)
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T
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T Call
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An urgent call to police that is graded as Immediate Response
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TI
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Trainee Investigator
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TC
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Traffic Collision
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TIU
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Telecomms Intelligence Unit
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TOA
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Time of Arrival
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Trojan Unit
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Armed Police
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TSG
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Tactical Support Group
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U
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V
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VRN
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Vehicle Registration Number
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W
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W
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Warrant
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WDC
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Woman Detective Constable
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WDS
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Woman Detective Sergeant
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Wheels
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Motor Vehicle
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Woodentops
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Uniform Officers (as referred to by C.I.D.)
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WPC
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Woman Police Constable
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X
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Y
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Z
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