train passengers from attacks by allegedly gang members and their alleged collusion during the attack at a train station in Yuen Long . Tyttebærpoliti Norwegian, literally "Lingonberry Police" (from the Securitas logo), referring to any privately hired security guard, excluding bouncers and bodyguards. Occasional plan B for Police Academy rejects. Txakurra Euskera word meaning dog. Slang for a police officer, especially a member of Spanish Nacional Police. V Vics US slang term for the police in the 1990s and 2000s, referring to the Ford Crown Victoria, a car model commonly used by police departments. Slang term used in Victoria, Australia for the Victoria Police. Also used by the police to refer to crime victims in the US. W Wachtelsepp "waving Sepp" ('wachtel' lit. quail, but colloquially used for waving; 'Sepp' is the diminutive form for Joseph). Austrian German slang term for a cardboard cutout police officer usually set up to deter speeding. Dubbed "Kollege Vinzenz" by the Austrian police force. Walloper Australian slang for a police officer. Commonly used in the 19th to 20th centuries for the policeman on the beat, carrying a truncheon. Wankers Association Scottish term for the police overall, coined by Frank Anthony, and further made popular by Peter Anderson. Wanne German for "tub", local denomination of Berlin Police personnel carriers equipped with mesh window shields, Germany Water Rat Derogatory Australian slang for Water Police. Water Rats was a long-running TV police procedural based on the Sydney Water Police. Weiße Maus German for "white mouse", for their white uniforms and peaked caps that are generally not in use except for special events. In Germany: colloquial denomination of traffic police units of the state police forces and in Austria: colloquial denomination of motorbikes police units in general, although white uniforms and motorbikes are no longer in use. Whiter-than-White, The Derisive term for a police force predominantly full of racist white officers; British-English in origin. Woodentop Uniformed police officer. Derisory term used by British plain-clothes detectives. Woody A plastic police officer. Derisory term used for British police. Wout Dutch slang for police, meaning authority. Y Yuta Derogatory term for police used in Argentina, Uruguay and some parts of Chile, possibly a corruption of yunta (yoke) since they usually ride in pairs. References External links Metropolitan Police – origins of the name "Old Bill" Law Enforcement Terms & Abbreviations (US) Law Enforcement Submitted Cop Slang – POLICE Magazine (US) Slang