Question

Why do some people refer to American cops as '5.0'

Answer 1

It comes from an old TV cop show called "Hawaii Five-Oh", starting Jack Lord. There never was a real state police force by that name, but it struck a cord in the public's imagination, and half the police forces in the country have that nickname at one time or another: ". Detroite 5-0", "Dallas 5-0", etc. Even the police force at the college that I attended had that nickname.

Answer 2

5.0 liter engine is the ford crown victorias that they use. well it was...

Answer 3

Hawaii was the 50th state so Hawaii 5.0 Police are not called 5.0

Answer 4

basically because of Hawaii Five-O

Answer 5

It was the name of the Hawaiian department that Steve Garrett ran. It's only applicable to Hawaii and that Television show.

Answer 6

That came from the tv show Hawaii 50, 50 represent Hawaii as the 50th state of the union. It is nothing official, it is slanguage.