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Http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43687 To cut to the chase, the police sense …

Comment posted Cop by rijk.

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To cut to the chase, the police sense of “copper” and “cop” probably comes originally from the Latin word “capere,” meaning “to seize,” which also gave us “capture.” “Cop” as a slang term meaning “to catch, snatch or grab” appeared in English in the 18th century, ironically originally used among thieves — a “copper” was a street thief. But by the middle of the 19th century, criminals apprehended by the police were said to have themselves been “copped” — caught — by the “coppers” or “cops.” And there you have the etiology of “cop.” Case, as the cops say, closed.

So i go for what’s behind door no 3. Because it meant to grab (thief) and grab as in capture.