The police officer stopped him to feel his collar.
feel someone's collar
idiomTo arrest someone.
Origin
disputed originFrom the image of an arresting police officer holding a suspect by the collar.
The detective waited outside the bank until he could finally feel the thief's collar.
After a long investigation into the suspect's illegal activities, the authorities moved in to feel his collar at the airport.
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