One of the local snatchers came around to see if the door was locked.A snatcher hauled her away to the station.
snatcher
noun
1
a thief US, 1965.
2
a police detective US, 1948
cradle-snatcher
A jocular term for someone who is romantically involved with a much younger person. Dating sites seem to be filled with nothing but cradle-snatchers looking for women who are 20 years younger than them.
snatcher
n. a police officer; a detective. (Underworld.) One of the local snatchers came around to see if the door was locked.