Glossary / Radio & Dispatch / BOLO BOLO Be On the Lookout
A broadcast asking officers to watch for a particular person, vehicle or item, usually with a description attached. It is a request for attention, not authority to arrest.
Commonly heard as “We have a BOLO out on a silver sedan” Read this first
Every term here is one that comes up in the United States, in the footage covered in the Atlas Ioka videos , explained as it is used on police radio, in reports and on camera. This is not legal advice and not a statement of law in any particular place: radio codes, offense definitions, testing procedure and evidentiary rules all vary between agencies and between states, so treat each entry as a starting point rather than an authority.
