THE CHEAT SHEET: POLICE JARGON
AC-12: Anti-Corruption unit. UCO: Undercover Officer. OCG: Organised Crime Group. ANPR: Automatic Number Plate Recognition. ED905: Name of the new casefile AC-12 are investigating ACC: Assistant Chief Constable. Usually referring to Assistant Chief Constable Hilton (deceased). ATT: At This Time. MOPI-C-1601: Sometimes referred to as ‘the Mopi notes’. Last week AC-12 operatives were denied access to this electronic file, which turned out to concern Operation Peartree (see below). Ironically, this alerted them to the fact that SBWU (Something Big Was Up).
TIC: Previous crimes Taken Into Consideration.
Triple 9s: The process of dialling 999. Status zero: Panic button situation in which an officer desperately needs help. Blue on blue crime: I shouldn’t have to explain this to you again, officer, but it has nothing to do with wearing a navy skirt and an azure top. Regulation 15
Notice: When AC-12 serves a Reg 15 it advises an officer a complaint has been made or a conduct matter has arised that warrants investigation.