investigator	efterforsker
authorities	myndigheder
suspect	mistænkt
witness	vidne
bystander	tilskuer
lead	spor
evidence	bevis
clue	spor
scene of the crime	gerningssted

Suspicion immediately fell on the boyfriend.
Mistanken faldt straks på kæresten.

The suspect fits the description provided by the eyewitnesses.
Den mistænkte passer til beskrivelsen fra øjenvidnerne.

The suspect is armed and dangerous.
Den mistænkte er bevæbnet og farlig.

The investigators are pursuing a promising lead.
Efterforskerne forfølger et lovende spor.

Somebody tipped off the police.
Nogen tippede politiet.

The case went unsolved for many years. The break came when the killer started to write taunting letters to the police.
Sagen forblev uopklaret i mange år. Gennembruddet kom, da morderen begyndte at skrive spottende breve til politiet.

Case closed! We solved the mystery.
Sagen er lukket! Vi har løst mysteriet.

We had to connect the dots to solve this case.
Vi var nødt til at forbinde prikkerne for at løse denne sag.

The detectives finally cracked the case.
Detektiverne knækkede endelig sagen.

search warrant	ransagningskendelse
crime lab	kriminallaboratorium
forensics	retsmedicin
ballistics	ballistik
autopsy	obduktion
coroner	retsmediciner
cold case	kold sag
DNA evidence	DNA-bevis
missing person	savnet person

Dust for fingerprints.
Støv for fingeraftryk.

Searching the house didn't turn up anything.
Gennemsøgningen af huset gav intet resultat.

undercover	undercover
undercover agent	undercover-agent
undercover operation	undercover-operation

to tail

at skygge

The undercover agent infiltrated the drug ring.
Undercover-agenten infiltrerede narkoringen.

The detectives staked out the home of the suspected drug dealer.
Detektiverne overvågede den mistænkte narkohandlers hjem.

They tried to tail us but we managed to lose them in the botanical garden.
De forsøgte at skygge os, men det lykkedes os at slippe af med dem i den botaniske have.

lineup	konfrontation
snitch informal	stikker
informant	informant

to identify	at identificere
to incriminate		at belaste
to accuse	at anklage

The investigators found incriminating evidence against him in the basement.
Efterforskerne fandt belastende beviser mod ham i kælderen.

The witness IDed the suspect. We've got our man.
Vidnet identificerede den mistænkte. Vi har vores mand.

I've been framed. It wasn't me.
Jeg er blevet snydt. Det var ikke mig.

They say he's a snitch — that's why he's still walking around free.
De siger, han er en stikker — det er derfor, han stadig går frit omkring.

alias	alias
interrogation	afhøring
confession	tilståelse
alibi	alibi

to interrogate	at afhøre
to confess	at tilstå
to detain	at tilbageholde

You're wanted by the police for questioning.
Du er efterlyst af politiet til afhøring.

The suspect was detained for questioning.
Den mistænkte blev tilbageholdt til afhøring.

The suspect has many aliases.
Den mistænkte har mange aliaser.

The suspect was interrogated by the police.
Den mistænkte blev afhørt af politiet.

Where were you last night?
Hvor var du i aftes?

His alibi checks out.
Hans alibi holder.

He failed the lie detector test.
Han dumpede løgnedetektortesten.

She took the rap for him.
Hun tog skraldet for ham.

warrant	kendelse
arrest warrant	arrestordre
mugshot	forbryderfoto

to arrest	at anholde
to apprehend	at pågribe
to release	at løslade

The officers arrested him for public intoxication.
Betjentene anholdt ham for offentlig beruselse.

You're under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
Du er anholdt. Du har ret til at forblive tavs. Alt, hvad du siger, kan og vil blive brugt imod dig i en retssal.

We've got a warrant for your arrest.
Vi har en arrestordre på dig.

What's the charge?
Hvad er sigtelsen?

attempted murder and resisting arrest.
mordforsøg og modstand mod anholdelse.

I turned myself in. I couldn't live with a murder on my conscience.
Jeg meldte mig selv. Jeg kunne ikke leve med et mord på min samvittighed.

The suspect gave us the slip.
Den mistænkte smuttede fra os.

Due to the lack of evidence, he was released.
På grund af manglende beviser blev han løsladt.