warrant card

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warrant card

n (Brit Police) → Dienstmarke f
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Mason Crozier, 18, from Wythenshawe, south Manchester, donned a police uniform and carried a false warrant card with the name of 'PC Dale Thomas'.
The man was also in possession of a fake Metropolitan Police warrant card holder and said he had bought it online.
Mr Youlds said Abby Connor, the defendant's supervisor, said he had carried a warrant card and had told her he volunteered as a special in Manchester for four hours a week.
He later told them who he was, producing a warrant card to prove it at the facility in Co Antrim in April 2016.
One said he had shown him his warrant card, but Shaid later said he had not seen it and not realising they were police drove away.
"A police officer will always show their warrant card as proof of their identity.
How then to confirm that the person is a genuine police officer, perhaps a warrant card to confirm the veracity of the holders warrant card?
A TEAM GB sprinter was caught with a stolen police warrant card and more than PS500 worth of drugs stuffed down his boxer shorts.
He handed over his warrant card to prove he is a special constable, but has not yet had it returned.
An investigation was launched following an allegation that the Special Constable, who served in south Warwickshire, had used his warrant card inappropriately and he was suspended from his position on September 9.
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