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As the officers patted down Flores, the lights on the Nissan blinked — which they assumed was because their frisk had pushed a key fob in Flores’ possession.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024

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

That’s because officers continued to stop people — people committing crimes — and then frisk them.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 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

He had given Frankie a visual frisk as he came in and he knew there wasn’t 75 cents on him.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

In one police precinct, Denerstein said, only 41 percent of stops, 32 percent of frisks and 26 percent of searches were lawful.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

Stop and frisks wouldn’t end, but Newark would have to fight crime without the rampant police stops the department had used for years.

From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2021

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

Near the height of the stop-and-frisk strategy, in 2012, the 40th Precinct had the third-most stops in the city, the second-most stops in which officers used force and the most frisks.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 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

As the lights came up, an old man dozed while a teenage boy and girl frisked nearby in an unconvincing body of water.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

The two officers checked De Zoysa's bag, his waistband and frisked his legs, but somehow they missed the gun in the holster under his arm.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2023

He was detained and frisked by officers based on the sheriff’s call to dispatchers.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2022

At the ticket counter, he surrendered his wallet and was frisked for any other possessions.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Nervous students were met with biometric identification checks, metal detectors, armoured patrols and frisking at exam centres on Sunday morning.

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

“So frisking language might be like, ‘Do you have any needles that might hurt me?’

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

There was beautifully mellow playing in the winds throughout the “Jardin du Sommeil d’Amour,” the longest section, with the piano gently frisking, like a dancer in the moonlight on a foggy summer night.

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2023

In between pat- frisking inmates as they entered or exited the mess hall, there was time to just stand around and gab.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover