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Criminal Investigation Department

British  

noun

  1. the full name for CID

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The Criminal Investigation Department of Leiria is leading the investigation into the two deaths.

From BBC

"How can a file in the Criminal Investigation Department move up and down, or remain stuck for seven or eight years in a cupboard?" he asked during a speech marking anti-corruption day.

From Barron's

The leaked 18 July recording was voice matched by the Criminal Investigation Department in the Bangladesh Police with known audio of Sheikh Hasina's voice.

From BBC

When he was detained Thursday, he was using a fake Indonesian national identity card which he received shortly after arriving in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh in December after a 17-hour speedboat trip from India, said Wahyu Widada, head of the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department.

From Seattle Times

"This incident is being investigated by officers from the Met's Central South criminal investigation department," the Met said.

From BBC