Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:06:54 -0500

From: Pat Courts courts[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AIT.FREDONIA.EDU

Subject: Re: skell yet again



I asked a friend of mine who works a narcotics detail in Albany. He says



The term "skel" refers to a particularly low form of criminal. Typically one

who commits impulsive crimes which don't require much skill or intelligence.

The term seems to have originated, and is most commonly used by the NYPD. In

Albany we usually would refer to such persons as "mutts". (e.g. We picked up

these two "skels" for the liquor store robbery.)



So now, what about "mutts"?