investigator	penyelidik
authorities	panguwasa
suspect	tersangka
witness	saksi
bystander	wong liwat
lead	timbal
evidence	bukti
clue	pitunjuk
scene of the crime	papan angkara

Suspicion immediately fell on the boyfriend.
Kecurigaan langsung tumuju marang pacare.

The suspect fits the description provided by the eyewitnesses.
Tersangka cocog karo katrangan sing diwenehake dening para saksi mata.

The suspect is armed and dangerous.
Tersangka bersenjata lan mbebayani.

The investigators are pursuing a promising lead.
Penyidik ​​nggoleki timbal sing janjeni.

Somebody tipped off the police.
Ana sing menehi informasi marang polisi.

The case went unsolved for many years. The break came when the killer started to write taunting letters to the police.
Kasus kasebut tetep ora bisa dirampungake nganti pirang-pirang taun. Terobosan teka nalika pembunuh wiwit nulis surat moyoki marang polisi.

Case closed! We solved the mystery.
Kasus ditutup! Kita wis ngrampungake misteri kasebut.

We had to connect the dots to solve this case.
Kita kudu nyambungake titik-titik kanggo ngrampungake kasus iki.

The detectives finally cracked the case.
Para detektif pungkasane ngrampungake kasus kasebut.

search warrant	surat perintah penggeledahan
crime lab	laboratorium kejahatan
forensics	forensik
ballistics	balistik
autopsy	otopsi
coroner	pemeriksa medis
cold case	kasus adhem
DNA evidence	bukti DNA
missing person	wong ilang

Dust for fingerprints.
Priksa sidik jari.

Searching the house didn't turn up anything.
Penggeledahan omah ora ana asile.

undercover	menyamar
undercover agent	agen rahasia
undercover operation	operasi sengatan

to tail

buntut

The undercover agent infiltrated the drug ring.
Agen rahasia nyusup ing cincin narkoba.

The detectives staked out the home of the suspected drug dealer.
Para detektif nindakake pengawasan ing omah sing dicurigai bakul narkoba.

They tried to tail us but we managed to lose them in the botanical garden.
Dheweke nyoba ngetutake kita nanging kita bisa ilang ing kebon raya.

lineup	barisan polisi
snitch informal	snitch
informant	informan

to identify	ngenali
to incriminate		nyalahake
to accuse	nuduh

The investigators found incriminating evidence against him in the basement.
Penyidik ​​nemokake bukti sing salah marang dheweke ing ruang paling ngisor.

The witness IDed the suspect. We've got our man.
Saksi kasebut ngenali tersangka. We got wong kita.

I've been framed. It wasn't me.
Aku wis dijebak. Iku dudu aku.

They say he's a snitch — that's why he's still walking around free.
Jarene dheweke iku snitch - mulane dheweke isih metu.

alias	alias
interrogation	interogasi
confession	pengakuane
alibi	alibi

to interrogate	interogasi
to confess	ngakoni
to detain	nahan

You're wanted by the police for questioning.
Polisi pengin dheweke ditakoni.

The suspect was detained for questioning.
Tersangka ditahan kanggo ditakoni.

The suspect has many aliases.
Tersangka duwe akeh alias.

The suspect was interrogated by the police.
Tersangka diinterogasi dening polisi.

Where were you last night?
Ana ngendi sampeyan wingi bengi?

His alibi checks out.
Alibi dheweke mriksa.

He failed the lie detector test.
Dheweke gagal tes detektor kebohongan.

She took the rap for him.
Dheweke njupuk rap kanggo dheweke.

warrant	surat paréntah
arrest warrant	surat perintah penahanan
mugshot	mugshot

to arrest	nyekel
to apprehend	nyekel
to release	rilis

The officers arrested him for public intoxication.
Petugas nangkep dheweke amarga tumindak ora sopan.

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.
Sampeyan lagi ditahan. Sampeyan duwe hak kanggo tetep bisu. Apa wae sing sampeyan ucapake bisa lan bakal digunakake kanggo nglawan sampeyan ing pengadilan.

We've got a warrant for your arrest.
We duwe surat perintah kanggo penahanan Panjenengan.

What's the charge?
Apa tuduhane?

attempted murder and resisting arrest.
nyoba mateni lan nolak penahanan.

I turned myself in. I couldn't live with a murder on my conscience.
Aku masrahake awakku. Aku ora bisa urip karo Rajapati ing kalbu.

The suspect gave us the slip.
Tersangka oncat saka kita.

Due to the lack of evidence, he was released.
Amarga kurang bukti, dheweke dibebasake.