Contrôle d’identité
Identity check or ID control.
Perquisition
A search of premises or property.
Interpellation
The act of stopping or apprehending a suspect.
GAV
Garde à Vue, meaning police custody.
PSIG
Peloton de Surveillance et d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie, meaning the Surveillance and Intervention Platoon.
BAC
Brigade Anti-Criminalité, referring to anti-crime units.
OPJ
Officier de Police Judiciaire, or Judicial Police Officer.
P.V
Procès-Verbal, meaning an official report or record.
Zebra
Refers to police presence or a police checkpoint.
Fugue
Code used for missing person reports.