particular way of doing something.
E.G.: “They suspected it was committed by the same criminal because they found the same markings they had seen in another store robbed the night before.”
M.O : Modus operandi
A small squad of trained policemen is a...
Police squad
Someone who sees a crime or accident; someone in a court of law stating what they have seen or know about a crime. This person is a...
Witness
to give/make a formal statement is to...
Say something on the record
Two victims of a single murderer/killer. The homicide is a ...
Double-homicide
To get a call on the radio or to...
To hear the call
The culprit did not accomplish the crime. It is...
An attempted crime
There is no clear motivation for the crime, his personal record is ‘clean’ (as in, no previous criminal behavior).
The person has ...
no prior (criminal) record
Two separate killings, two shooters and victims. The homicide is a. ..
a/the double-killing
Kind of crime where someone is held at gunpoint, usually with their hands in the air, while the criminal robs the person or place. It is a ...
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