Patrolio (NY Fire Patrol)

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PATROLIO + FIRE--15 Google hits
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There aren't many hits for "patrolio," and it's not in the OED. The NY  Times
did a story last week on the NY Fire Patrol, and it's a multi-media
presentation on nytimes.com.
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Any early hits?
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_After 200 Years, the Fire Patrol's Time May Be  Up_
(http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/24/nyregion/24patrol.html)
New York Times, United  States -  <NOBR>Mar 2
... However, this may be the last year that the  "Patrolios," as the units
refer to themselves, roam the streets of New  York in their distinctive red
helmets. ...
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(GOOGLE)
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_Welcome  Ex-Patrolios_ (http://www.fpny123.net/patrolio.html)
arch7500 at bellsouth.net.  jasempre at bellatlantic.net. Ex-Patrolio's Where Are They
Now???? Artie  Werkel and his family have just been ...
www.fpny123.net/patrolio.html - 13k - Supplemental Result -  _Cached_
(http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:Fl0HKVMiPgkJ:www.fpny123.net/patrolio.html+patrol
ios&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3&ie=UTF-8)  - _Similar pages_
(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=related:www.fpny123.net/patrolio.html)
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(PROQUEST)
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24 April 1974, Chicago Tribune, "Cops' horsy set seeks steed names," pg.  3:
And then there were the names for rank -- everything from Patrolio, Copper,
Sergeant, Major, and Chief.

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