blue light bandit n. a person with criminal intentions who impersonates a police officer in a patrol car. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
blue light bandit n. a person with criminal intentions who impersonates a police officer in a patrol car. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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