crime scene tape
Investigation area marker
Crime scene tape is the bright yellow plastic ribbon police stretch around areas under investigation, typically printed with warnings like "CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS" or "POLICE LINE." It establishes a perimeter to keep bystanders and media away from evidence.
The tape has become an iconic visual shorthand for violent crime in news coverage and entertainment: The whole block was cordoned off with crime scene tape.
- yellowHue between green and orange
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- policeCivil law enforcement
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
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- barrierswalls, wall, fences, fence, barrier
- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
- police gearbadge, police badge, handgun, pepper spray, uniform
- TV propsprop gun, fake money, rubber knife, evidence bag, case file
- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, fingerprints, forensics, criminalistics
- forensic equipmentevidence bags, fingerprint kit, fingerprint powder, luminol, black light
crime scene tapewelcome mat
Rug at the entrance
ribbon cutting · red carpet · open door · open sign · all clear signal
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