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FANS are enjoying the sixth season of Line Of Duty as the hit police drama continues to provide thrilling storylines.
Its authentic portrayal of the cop lifestyle makes it even more appealing - but what do all the different acronyms and jargon mean?
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What do the Line Of Duty acronyms mean?
Forget about your OMGs or LOLs - Line of Duty has very specific police-oriented acronyms.
So if you're scratching your head and wondering WTH its coppers are on about, here's the full version:
AC-12 -Anti Corruption Unit 12
AMIP – Area Major Incident Pool
ANPR – Automatic Number Plate Recognition
ARU – Armed Response Unit
ARV – Armed Response Vehicle
ASP – Assistant Superintendent of Police
ATT – At This Time
B&E – Breaking and entering
BIP – Burglary In Progress
Blue-on-blue – Accidental shooting or injury of a police officer by a colleague
BOP – Breach Of the Peace Brains Department
BTP – British Transport Police
CAD – Computer Aided Dispatch (Room)
CHIS - Covert Human Intelligent Sources
CIB – Complaints Investigation Bureau
CID – Criminal Investigation Department
CIS – Crime Information System
CPS – Crown Prosecution Service
CrimInt – Criminal Intelligence
D&D – Drunk and Disorderly
DIC – Drunk In Charge (of a vehicle)
DIP – Drunk In Public
DMV – Dead Motor Vehicle
DPS – Directorate of Professional Standards
DVU – Domestic Violence Unit
ETA – Expected Time of Arrival
FATACC / Fat’Ac – Fatal Accident
FLO – Family Liaison Officer
FME – Forensics Medical Examiner
GBH – Grievous Bodily Harm
Going Up The Road – Refers to Crown Court
HOCR – Home Office Counting Rules
IC – Identification Codes
IC9 – Unknown
ID – Identification
IR – Information Room
IRTC – Injury Road Traffic Collision
IRV – Incident Response Vehicle Job – A crime, especially a robbery
K9 – Dog Unit
Lag – A prison inmate
LEO – Local Enforcement Officer
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LIO – Local Intelligence Officer
M2MP – Full call sign for main set channel for Information Room
MISPER – A missing person
MIT – Major incident team
MOE – Method Of Entry
MP – Metropolitan Police information room (Scotland Yard)
MSS – Message Switching System
NCPA – No Cause for Police Action
NCS – National Crime Squad
NDIU – National Drugs Intelligence Unit
NDP – Notice to Detained Persons
NFA – No Further Action; No Fixed Abode
NIB – National Identification Bureau
NOK – Next Of Kin
OB – Occurrence Book
OCG - Organized Crime Group
OBBO – Observation
OP – Observation Point
PAAOTCO – Please Ask An Officer To Call On
PACE – Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
PCSO – Police Community Support Officer
PIT – Precision Immobilisation Technique Manoeuvre
POLCOL – Police Collision
POLSA – Police Search Adviser
POLSTA – Police Station
RCU – Road Crime Unit
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RTA – Road Traffic Accident
RTC – Road Traffic Collision
SC – Special Constable
SCD – Specialist Crime Directorate
SCG – Serious Crime Group SO – Specialist Operations
SOCA – Serious and Organised Crime Agency
SPG – Special Patrol Group (now abolished)
TADA or TDA – Theft of a motor vehicle. Abbreviation for Taking and Driving Away
TAG – Tactical Aid Group
TC – Traffic Collision
TFU – Tactical Firearms Unit
TOA – Time of Arrival
TSG – Territorial Support Group
TWOC – Illegal removal of a vehicle. Abbreviation of Taking Without Owner’s Consent
UCO - Under Cover Of
U/K – Unknown
VDRS – Vehicle Defects Rectification Scheme
VIN – Vehicle Identification Number
VRN – Vehicle Registration Number
VSS – Victim Support Scheme
WDC – Woman Detective Constable
WDS – Woman Detective Sergeant
WINQ – Warrant Inquiry
WPC – Woman Police Constable
Yard, The – New Scotland Yard
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When is Line Of Duty next on BBC One?
Line Of Duty ends TONIGHT (Sunday May 2, 2021) at 9pm for the final episode of series six.
Fans can tune into BBC One or go online via the BBC iPlayer.
This season will come to an end on May 2.
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