(idea) by pukesick Wed May 03 2000 at 5:55:34
To begin being trailed, as by a policeman; to begin to follow, as a prospective victim. "One of you guys must have picked up a tail when you was hitting the scatter (hangout). The bulls crashed the joint and gave everyone a stand-up (personal search)."

- american underworld dictionary - 1950
I like it!