Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. to steal.

1925		H. Leverage ‘Dict. Und.’ in Flynn’s mag. cited in Partridge DU (1949).
1930		G. Milburn ‘The Dealer Gets It All’ in Hobo’s Hornbook 150: Now I was feelin’ salty and I glued Squire Grimes’ hat.

2. to arrest.

1902		St Paul Globe (MN) 3 June n.p.: A collar glued him before he could blow an’ the beak handed him a ten-spot.
1902		Wash. Times (DC) 14 Sept. 10/4: Nailed, Glued or Landed – Arrested.
1904		Salt Lake Herald (UT) 19 Oct. 5/1: Grab all glues him. When frisked Jimmy is found with a rod in his kick and the cases he copped from the leather.
1909		F.H. Tillotson How I Became a Detective 93: Nailed, Glued or Landed – Arrested.
1934		Flynn’s mag. 13 Jan. n.p.: A copper glued me, backed me up against a wall, and frished [sic] me.