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  2. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    UK, derogatory name referencing the modern police uniforms and armed squads of Italian Fascists under Benito Mussolini. Blues and Twos UK, from the flashing blue lights and the two-tone siren on a police car. Blueband UK, from the blue cap-band worn by PCSOs. [citation needed] Bluebottle Antique name for the police referring to the old-style ...

  3. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    Scarper!") – possibly from Robert Peel, who also gave his name to two other slang terms for the police: peelers (archaic) and bobbies (becoming old-fashioned). rubbish * worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; metaphorically: bad human output, such as a weak argument or a poorly written novel (US: trash ...

  4. Police uniforms and equipment in the United Kingdom

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    For much of the twentieth century up to the mid-1990s, male police officers wore a dark blue (almost black) tunic with polished silver buttons (gold for the City of London Police), and trousers of matching colour with a sewn-in truncheon pocket. No stab vest was worn and much less equipment was carried than is today.

  5. Law enforcement in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    in England and Wales, the same power of arrest as a constable from England or Wales would have under section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (necessity test). [ 92 ] A British Transport Police public order officer on 'mutual aid', supporting the Metropolitan Police.

  6. Metropolitan Police Act 1829 - Wikipedia

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    The Act was the enabling legislation for what is often considered to be the first modern police force, the "bobbies" or "peelers" (after Peel), which later served as the model for modern urban policing throughout Britain.

  7. Are Bobby and Jasmine from ‘Love Is Blind: UK ... - AOL

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    Bobby and Jasmine are among the couples from "Love Is Blind: UK" to leave the pods engaged.. Their love story certainly had a few bumps in the road —like Jasmine's ultra protective mother ...

  8. 9 Christmas traditions in England that probably confuse ... - AOL

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    Today, however, Boxing Day is more about shopping (or returning gifts) and watching sports. In the UK, it can be bad luck to keep your decorations up for more than 12 days after Christmas Daniel ...

  9. History of law enforcement in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The new constables were nicknamed 'peelers' or 'bobbies' after the Home Secretary, Robert Peel. 1831: Special Constables Act 1831 passed. 1835: Municipal Corporations Act 1835 passed. The act required each borough in England and Wales to establish a Watch Committee, who had the duty of appointing constables "for the preserving of the peace ...