harassed

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In the indictment, the government alleges that protesters blocked ICE facilities and surveilled and harassed government employees while communicating in a Signal group chat, which they say was used to identify government vehicles.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

In another pending case about police sweeps of cellphone location data, lawyers debated whether warrants requiring Google to share information were akin to how British customs officers harassed colonists before the American Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"People can't do their daily jobs, school children at school are being harassed," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

As the newly elected mayor of Anaheim in 1978, he angered the city’s Police Department by suggesting the creation of a citizens oversight commission after residents complained that officers regularly harassed and beat them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Our guide here, Popish said, would be McCorkle—one of the officers who had harassed us on the night of our arrival at the Academy.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover