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all-points bulletin

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noun

  1. (in the US) an alert broadcast to all police officers within an area, instructing the arrest of a suspect

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“I did call the police and kind of joked if they can put an all-points bulletin for my front lawn.”

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2023

Given the otherwise total sports vacuum, this week’s deluge of football news and rumors feels like an all-points bulletin.

From Slate Mar. 17, 2020

Simpson was declared a fugitive and an all-points bulletin was issued for his arrest.

From Salon Jan. 25, 2020

Taking no chances this year, I broadened my search to county agricultural agents, agronomists, industry journalists and, most crucially, Brenda Eubanks Burnette of the Citrus Hall of Fame, who put out an all-points bulletin.

From New York Times Mar. 20, 2017

An all-points bulletin was issued, and the police found someone matching the young German man’s description in the south of France.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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