detective

Example Sentences

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The Londoner went free and detectives left empty-handed.

From BBC

On Wednesday, the court allowed prosecutors to detain him for five days to enable detectives to conduct further investigations.

From BBC

A police spokesman said: "We would stress that the investigation remains in its early stages and detectives from the major crime team are liaising with the trust, which is supporting the inquiry."

From BBC

The detective, who said she has been diagnosed with PTSD, was led to believe that Police Scotland had notified the ICO over the incident.

From BBC

Like amateur detectives, we learn alongside them as they click around pages about Sumerian devils, Catholic saints and the origin of the nursery rhymes “London Bridge” and “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.”

From Los Angeles Times