Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad
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The Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad is a fictional Metropolitan Police unit in the British TV series "New Tricks," specializing in re-investigating cold cases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5317768 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad Context triple: [New Tricks, follows, Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad]
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A.
Homicide Unit
The Homicide Unit is a specialized division of the Los Angeles Police Department responsible for investigating murders and suspicious deaths within the city.
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B.
Division of Investigative Services
The Division of Investigative Services is a specialized branch of the Massachusetts State Police responsible for conducting major criminal investigations and providing investigative support across the state.
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C.
Detectives Division
Detectives Division is the investigative branch of the Portland Police Bureau responsible for conducting in-depth criminal investigations and solving complex cases.
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D.
Detective Division
The Detective Division is a specialized investigative unit within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department responsible for conducting in-depth criminal investigations and supporting law enforcement operations.
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E.
Major Crimes Division
The Major Crimes Division is a specialized unit of the Los Angeles Police Department that focuses on investigating high-profile, complex, and often sensitive criminal cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad Target entity description: The Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad is a fictional Metropolitan Police unit in the British TV series "New Tricks," specializing in re-investigating cold cases.
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A.
Homicide Unit
The Homicide Unit is a specialized division of the Los Angeles Police Department responsible for investigating murders and suspicious deaths within the city.
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B.
Division of Investigative Services
The Division of Investigative Services is a specialized branch of the Massachusetts State Police responsible for conducting major criminal investigations and providing investigative support across the state.
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C.
Detectives Division
Detectives Division is the investigative branch of the Portland Police Bureau responsible for conducting in-depth criminal investigations and solving complex cases.
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D.
Detective Division
The Detective Division is a specialized investigative unit within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department responsible for conducting in-depth criminal investigations and supporting law enforcement operations.
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E.
Major Crimes Division
The Major Crimes Division is a specialized unit of the Los Angeles Police Department that focuses on investigating high-profile, complex, and often sensitive criminal cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional police unit
ⓘ
television fictional organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UCOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | New Tricks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInFictionalLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employs |
civilian support staff
ⓘ
retired detectives ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | New Tricks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | New Tricks series 1 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| hasFictionalJurisdiction | Metropolitan Police historical cases ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brian Lane
NERFINISHED
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Dan Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerry Standing NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Halford NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Pullman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasha Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve McAndrew NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfFictionalWork | English ⓘ |
| ledBy |
Sandra Pullman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasha Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
reinvestigates historic crimes
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reopens unsolved police cases ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalBroadcast | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalOrganization | Metropolitan Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialization |
cold case investigations
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unsolved crimes ⓘ |
| typicalCaseType |
long-unsolved serious crimes
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murder cold cases ⓘ |
| usesResource |
archival police records
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modern forensic techniques ⓘ witness re-interviews ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad Description of subject: The Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad is a fictional Metropolitan Police unit in the British TV series "New Tricks," specializing in re-investigating cold cases.
Referenced by (1)
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