Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US Und.) a warrant for an arrest.

1935		in Journal Abnormal Psychology XXX 363: Hooker – a warrant [HDAS].
1949		Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
1950		Goldin et al. DAUL 100/2: Hooker [...] 2. A warrant for re-arrest pending one’s release from prison. ‘I’m dropping a tab (writing a letter) to the D.A. to try to get this hooker off.’.