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| 06530 |
D6 - our old faithful, but somewhat
dilapidated white estate car. A bit slow, but being in far from
perfect condition, it was ideal for our work; taking you on and off road
without anyone caring about the odd scratches it picked up during a tour of
duty. |
| 253 |
hospital - KEMH - King Edward Memorial
Hospital |
| 1021 |
or 21's - arrests; a '1021' - an arrest made,
you have a prisoner |
| 1039 |
disqualified from driving / disqualified
driver |
| 1045 |
assistance required - non urgent |
| 1055 |
assistance required - urgent |
| adj |
adjourned |
| ASNT |
area search no trace |
| att. |
attempt or attempted |
| Casemates |
the island's prison |
| C.A.T. |
Civil Air Terminal - the
airport at St Georges |
| c/i, C/I or C/ Insp |
Chief Inspector - at that time,
Dennis Ramsey |
| Corres |
correspondence |
| Ct |
Court, a specific Court within the Court
building at Hamilton |
| D6 |
the narcotics department's dilapidated old
white estate car - which served us well and suffered great abuse. |
| DC |
Detective Constable |
| Dept |
department |
| Disq / Disqual |
disqualified (from driving) |
| East |
the police station at St Georges, the East
end of the island. |
| GH |
Government House |
| HMC |
Hamilton Magistrates Court |
| HPS |
Hamilton Police Station |
| i / c |
in custody |
| info |
information |
| Intel |
intelligence - reports submitted providing
background on people or addresses believed to be associated with crime,
usually narcotics. |
| KEMH |
King Edward Memorial Hospital - the island's
hospital, also referred to as '253' |
| Kilo Truck |
a flat back van usually used to convey moped
/ motorcycles that were seized |
| MDA |
Misuse of Drugs Act |
| NFPA |
no further police action |
| N G |
not guilty |
| OIC |
Officer in Charge |
| OPs |
Operations - compound situated just below
police HQ which contains the radio control room, the maintenance facility
for police cars, some traffic departments and a small area for seized
vehicles. |
| pars |
particulars - name, date of birth, address |
| Pemb. |
Pembroke - an area (parish) of the island |
| P I |
Prosecutions Inspector |
| PRC |
Police Recreation Club |
| PS |
Police Sergeant |
| Q & A |
Question and Answer - a form of statement; as
opposed to longhand writing down of what is said, the questions are recorded
together with the answers. |
| refs |
refreshments - lunch usually |
| retn |
return |
| SOCO |
Scenes Of Crime Office - photographic etc
department |
| Soton |
Southampton |
| Sub |
submit or submitted i.e. a drug exhibit
submitted for examination or a document submitted for typing |
| TCD |
Transport Control Department (Bermuda's
equivalent to the UK's DVLA - driver and vehicle licensing centre). |
| VRA |
violently resisting arrest |
| vs. |
versus |
| West |
the police station at Somerset, the West end
of the island. |
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Abbreviations