officer down
Police casualty reported
Officer down is an urgent radio call or announcement indicating that a police officer (or sometimes other law enforcement or military personnel) has been shot, injured, or killed in the line of duty.
The phrase signals an emergency requiring immediate response: We have an officer down at Fifth and Main.
It appears frequently in crime dramas and news coverage of police incidents.
- policeCivil law enforcement
- shots firedBullets leaving a weapon
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
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officer downall clear
Signal danger has passed
routine patrol · stand down · back in service · all quiet · status quo
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