1 Washington Area Law Enforcement System was an early computerized system which maintained information on such things as outstanding arrest warrants and stolen cars. It was also used by the neighboring counties.
2 In a cage car the prisoner sits in a steel cage which surrounds the back seat.
3 A speedball is a mix of heroin and cocaine.
4 “10-99” is a common code for a one-person unit.
5 A vortac looks like a round cone about ten feet high. It gives any pilot who uses it his position along one of the 360 degrees of a compass. With sufficient altitude, the DME allows the pilot to fly a perfect arc around Cuba and then “home” on the Non-Directional Beacon located on the Matthew Town airport.
6 CDW: Carrying a Deadly weapon, usually a gun.
7 A hummer is a minor thing to be overlooked.
8 Among the most important codes are: 10-33 (policeman in trouble); 10-7 (out of service); 10-8 (in service); 10-20 (location of person or place); 10-4 (two-man unit); and 10-99 (one-man unit).
9 The Major Crimes Act of 1885 gave the federal government jurisdiction over specific heinous crimes committed in Indian country.
10 Pilot’s Operating Handbook or POH.
11 In Florida the state police go by the name of Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
12 Interpol uses seven color-coded notices for different purposes. For example, Yellow is for missing persons; Black is for help with unidentified bodies; and Red is arrest and hold for extradition.