investigator	penyiasat
authorities	pihak berkuasa
suspect	suspek
witness	saksi
bystander	orang yang lalu lalang
lead	petunjuk
evidence	bukti
clue	petunjuk
scene of the crime	tempat kejadian jenayah

Suspicion immediately fell on the boyfriend.
Kecurigaan segera jatuh kepada teman lelakinya.

The suspect fits the description provided by the eyewitnesses.
Suspek sepadan dengan keterangan yang diberikan oleh saksi mata.

The suspect is armed and dangerous.
Suspek bersenjata dan berbahaya.

The investigators are pursuing a promising lead.
Penyiasat sedang mengikuti petunjuk yang memberangsangkan.

Somebody tipped off the police.
Seseorang memberi maklumat kepada polis.

The case went unsolved for many years. The break came when the killer started to write taunting letters to the police.
Kes itu kekal tidak dapat diselesaikan selama bertahun-tahun. Kejayaan datang apabila pembunuh mula menulis surat ejekan kepada polis.

Case closed! We solved the mystery.
Kes ditutup! Kami telah menyelesaikan misteri itu.

We had to connect the dots to solve this case.
Kami terpaksa menyambung titik-titik untuk menyelesaikan kes ini.

The detectives finally cracked the case.
Detektif akhirnya menyelesaikan kes itu.

search warrant	waran geledah
crime lab	makmal jenayah
forensics	forensik
ballistics	balistik
autopsy	autopsi
coroner	pemeriksa perubatan
cold case	kes sejuk
DNA evidence	bukti DNA
missing person	orang hilang

Dust for fingerprints.
Periksa cap jari.

Searching the house didn't turn up anything.
Penggeledahan rumah itu tidak membuahkan hasil.

undercover	menyamar
undercover agent	pegawai penyamar
undercover operation	operasi sengat

to tail

ekor

The undercover agent infiltrated the drug ring.
Pegawai penyamar itu menyusup ke dalam kumpulan dadah itu.

The detectives staked out the home of the suspected drug dealer.
Detektif melakukan pengawasan ke atas rumah pengedar dadah yang disyaki.

They tried to tail us but we managed to lose them in the botanical garden.
Mereka cuba mengekori kami tetapi kami berjaya melepaskan diri di taman botani.

lineup	barisan polis
snitch informal	pemberi maklumat
informant	pemberi maklumat

to identify	kenal pasti
to incriminate		memberatkan
to accuse	menuduh

The investigators found incriminating evidence against him in the basement.
Penyiasat menemui bukti yang memberatkan terhadapnya di bilik bawah tanah.

The witness IDed the suspect. We've got our man.
Saksi mengenal pasti suspek. Kami mendapat lelaki kami.

I've been framed. It wasn't me.
Saya telah diperangkap. Bukan saya.

They say he's a snitch — that's why he's still walking around free.
Mereka mengatakan dia seorang pemberi maklumat — sebab itu dia masih keluar.

alias	alias
interrogation	soal siasat
confession	pengakuan
alibi	alibi

to interrogate	menyoal siasat
to confess	mengaku
to detain	tahan

You're wanted by the police for questioning.
Polis mahukannya untuk disoal siasat.

The suspect was detained for questioning.
Suspek telah ditahan untuk disoal siasat.

The suspect has many aliases.
Suspek mempunyai banyak alias.

The suspect was interrogated by the police.
Suspek telah disoal siasat oleh polis.

Where were you last night?
Di mana awak semalam?

His alibi checks out.
Alibinya disemak.

He failed the lie detector test.
Dia gagal dalam ujian pengesan pembohongan.

She took the rap for him.
Dia menanggung kesalahan untuknya.

warrant	waran
arrest warrant	waran tangkap
mugshot	gambar mug

to arrest	tangkap
to apprehend	tangkap
to release	lepaskan

The officers arrested him for public intoxication.
Pegawai menahannya kerana berkelakuan tidak senonoh.

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.
Anda ditahan. Anda mempunyai hak untuk berdiam diri. Apa sahaja yang anda katakan boleh dan akan digunakan terhadap anda di mahkamah.

We've got a warrant for your arrest.
Kami ada waran untuk penangkapan anda.

What's the charge?
Apa tuduhannya?

attempted murder and resisting arrest.
cubaan membunuh dan menentang penangkapan.

I turned myself in. I couldn't live with a murder on my conscience.
Saya menyerah diri. Saya tidak boleh hidup dengan pembunuhan dalam sanubari saya.

The suspect gave us the slip.
Suspek terlepas daripada kami.

Due to the lack of evidence, he was released.
Kerana kekurangan bukti, dia dibebaskan.