Police Procedural Fans Prints

'Never mind the root causes!'

"He has friends in high places!"

"But he had a mask and I thought he was a burglar."

CHANNEL THIRTEEN TAKES ON THE NETWORKS

'He spoke his first words today Serge - 'ello. . . ello. . . ello'!'

'Come on inspector, you call this fair?'

"So then how do you explain trigonometry, tough guy!"

"I'm sorry- when you said 'bad' cop, I assumed you meant incompetent."

"If we could explain it in Hip-hop, officer?. . . It would be like this!"

The Investigation

Cop Shop/Fake evidence/Plant now for spring.

"You were going 24,998 in a 24,955!"

'I'm in the not-so-serious crime squad, actually'

Moon Line UP

'We have a positive ID on the spacecraft, Mr. Ferguson. Now, if you can identify the one who abducted you, we won't keep you any longer!'

'I'll be happy to provide a blood sample but it won't be mine.'

'Jimmy. Stick to the outline.'

'I wish I could do Search and Rescue too: When you're a Police Dog, the people you find don't actually want to be found...'

"No. 3 step forward and whine, 'Please, Mom, I'm forty-four years old—I can tie my own tie.'"

'You got a search warrant?'

"Police dramas just aren't what they used to be."

"Next time you rob a bank, don't stick around to take a bunch of selfies with the money."

'Take a good look at this police sketch and try to remember if you've seen anybody who can draw better.'

'Pretty much every case up here is a cold case.'

'A dynamite sales idea, Lou. I'm just sorry I have to notify the police.'

Some mistakenly think 'HOV Lane' means Hot Occupant Vehicles.

"He'll crack. We're using the good cop, ambiguous cop, perplexed coop, detached cop, forgetful cop, bad cop scenario."

'You have the right to remain silent.'

"Is this necessary? I already confessed."

'Ah, the old up-phase bipolar cop, down-phase bipolar cop routine, eh?'

"There is no 'virtual arrest button', you'll have to get off your butt and do it manually."