"the police have been keeping tabs on him for years" in German The police have been keeping tabs on him for years. Die Polizei hat ihn bereits seit Jahren im Visier/auf dem Radarschirm. Detailed translations for "the police have been keeping tabs on him for years" The police have been keeping tabs on him for years. The police have been keeping tabs on him for years.(also: He's been on the radar of the police for years.) Die Polizei hat ihn bereits seit Jahren im Visier/auf dem Radarschirm.