vice squad
noun
plural vice squads
: a police squad charged with enforcement of laws concerning gambling, pornography, sex work, and the illegal use of liquor and narcotics
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My new theory is that Gio’s a dealer, and Deb will get screwed over in some major way that, years down the line, inspires her job on the vice squad.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
Pepper Anderson and her vice squad team that reported to Holliman’s Lt. Bill Crowley.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
Cobb was called into the police department and a vice squad officer asked him to explain why there were two sets of the same fingerprints – one for Tony Conte and the other for Gail T. Cobb.
—Mary Zahn and Bill Janz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
The vice squad arrested Jenkins, booked him and released him.
—Kai Bird, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
Pepper Anderson and her vice squad team that reported to Holliman’s Lt. Bill Crowley.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
Cobb was called into the police department and a vice squad officer asked him to explain why there were two sets of the same fingerprints – one for Tony Conte and the other for Gail T. Cobb.
—Mary Zahn and Bill Janz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
The vice squad arrested Jenkins, booked him and released him.
—Kai Bird, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022
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“Vice squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20squad. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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