Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 1996 08:54:37 -0700

From:  SETH SKLAREY <crissiet[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IX.NETCOM.COM>

Subject: Re: 9= police



How did the number 9, nines, or 99 come to be used as street slang for the

police?

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A number of years ago I asked a wayward uncle of mine why he called the

police "fuzz"?



He replied, "Because they are always fuzzing around."



crissiet[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ix.netcom.com (SETH SKLAREY)