BOLO

An abbreviation for "be on the lookout."

1. Used to instruct someone to watch for something or someone else. BOLO for my email! It will have all the instructions you need for the project. Marissa in Finance is sending something down to me in a red envelope, so please BOLO. BOLO for ticks if you're going for a walk in the woods.

2. A bulletin containing information about a suspect, as in police procedures. We pulled the car over because it matched the description on that BOLO we got earlier. The dispatcher then sends out a BOLO so that the officers on the street know what the suspect looks like. A: "The robbery suspect fled on foot. Per the BOLO, he has dark hair and a beard and is wearing dark clothes." B: "Oh great, he'll be easy to find at 11:30 at night!"

be on the look out

and BOLO

phr. & comp. abb. establish and maintain surveillance [for someone]. (A police notation.) BOLO for a 65-year-old woman with tattoos on her upper arms. We’ll be on the look out for your stolen car.

BOLO

verb

See be on the look out

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References in periodicals archive

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ODDBALL BOLO MAUSER

'Had Codilla not filed an appeal, Bolo would be able to seat in the 19th City Council come June 30 when they (new councilors) assume their seats,' she said.

'New IPMR' can't take council seat yet

Amy tried to flee to the seashore but Aldo caught up with her and killed her also with the same bolo.

Admissible confession

Peshawar -- The project was initiated to establish a 'Toll free' Helpline for Gender Based Violence (GBV) survivors/victims and persons with disabilities at Directorate of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment KP with the branded name of BOLO helpline in August 2016.

Bolo Helpline receives 619 complaints

I really enjoyed William Head's discussion on Robin Olds and the Bolo operation--any discussion on Olds is a good one.

Letters

Summary: New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Spokesperson of Patanjali Ayurved Limited, SK Tijarawala, on Friday clarified that the Bolo Messanger app is not at all related to the brand while their Kimbho app is under advanced development process now and will be launched soon.

Bolo Messanger 'not related' to Patanjali

The university' space science enthusiast and second year PhD student, Ms Basuti Bolo is the one flying the BIUST and Botswana flag.

Ambassador for women in space

Christopher Bolo, a credit control manager, allegedly committed the crime on diverse dates between December 1, 2017 and February 7 at the sacco's office in Nairobi.

Harambee Sacco manager charged with stealing Sh13.6 million

Another way to illustrate the point might be to compare a balisong with a bolo. The former requires a somewhat delicate and nimble approach to carve an opponent into pieces without them knowing what happened until it is too late.

The bolo and the 'balisong'

Para demonstrativo de aproveitamento integral, foram desenvolvidas duas preparacoes, sendo elas bolo de casca de banana e bolo de casca de abacaxi.

Waste levels of non conventional parts of products used daily in a restaurant in the southwest of Parana/NIVEIS DE DESPERDICIO DE PARTES NAO CONVENCIONAIS DE PRODUTOS UTILIZADOS DIARIAMENTE EM UM RESTAURANTE NO SUDOESTE DO PARANA

ISLAMABAD -- Bolo Bhi conducted 3 digital security workshops at the Mass Communication Department of the School of Social Sciences at NUST this week in Islamabad.

Digital Security Workshops held for under training journalists in Islamabad

Summary: Bolo Tech aims to help people with speech disorders

Pakistani girls give voice to the voiceless with speech therapy App

Boro were involved in a penalty kick controversy of their own, when Bolo Zenden slipped and clearly struck the ball twice when scoring from the spot against Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup Final at the The Millennium Stadium.

Ritchie, Zenden and the letter of the law