all-points bulletin

[awl-points]

noun

a broadcast alert from one police station to all others in an area, state, etc., as with instructions to arrest a particular suspect or suspects. Abbreviation: APB

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British Dictionary definitions for all-points bulletin

all-points bulletin

noun

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

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