blue light bandits

A form of blue light bandit — A criminal who impersonates a police officer by equipping a personal vehicle with blue emergency lights to mimic a patrol car, often to pull over a victim in order to commit a robbery or an assault.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of blue light bandit
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