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“We have a law that’s used for something akin to stop and frisk and punishes people for living in areas without safe infrastructure,” said Hester Serebrin, policy director for the Transportation Choices Coalition.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2023

He began his career as a lawyer before being elected to the New York state legislature, where he championed affordable housing and worked on policing issues, notably the controversial practice known as "stop and frisk."

From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2022

“He even wrote his final research paper examining the effectiveness of proactive and reactive policing in reducing crime, discussing the effects of stop and frisk, and community policing in New York City,” she said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022

If we have a law that prohibits police officers from asking a child to lift their shirt or to consent to a frisk, that might be one less child in the system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2021

Removing a hand from the wall before the frisk was complete constituted aggression at most other facilities, though at Sing Sing it usually prompted merely a warning.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Team members, wearing modified uniforms and driving unmarked cars, conduct stops, frisks and searches in their assigned neighborhoods.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

The trend was also true for stops that led to subsequent police actions like frisks, searches and arrests.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2020

The landmark case found that the Fourth Amendment is not violated when a police officer stops a suspect on the street and frisks them without probable cause.

From Fox News ● Feb. 11, 2020

Courts should use a similar jury instruction to encourage the police, whenever practicable, to record stops, frisks, and other encounters with civilians and to inform juries that accounts of nonrecorded encounters are less reliable.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2016

During the exit frisks, we’d find waffles stuffed inside pants and shirts.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Police stopped, questioned and frisked those suspected of carrying weapons or casing a business, dissuading the ill-intentioned from packing guns while reducing shootings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Sinclair said he was then frisked and locked in a cell.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

In Albany, he teamed up with Eric Adams, the future mayor of New York City, to ban the Police Department from maintaining a database of men its officers had stopped and frisked.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2022

The tense atmosphere was evident at Lula’s rally in Nova Iguaçu, where spectators were frisked for weapons and Lula’s chest bulged with a bulletproof vest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2022

Officer Crams deftly frisked him, and came up with Rick’s service pistol and laser tube.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Nearly 39,000 frisking staff had been employed across the country to check for any prohibited items, the NTA said, and there would be 40-50 security personnel stationed at every exam centre.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

The match has been designated a "high-risk" clash, with police enforcing special rules such as preventative frisking.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

The TV audience’s response to the bit — which carried on into frisking presenters Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa per the Academy’s “protocol” — was mixed on Twitter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2022

After a brief verbal frisking — it was weird to have a reporter drop in — the group was friendly and happy to answer questions.

From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2021

Surely you remember that, comrades?” exclaimed Squealer, frisking from side to side.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell