officers

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After they knocked on the wall and heard knocking back, officers cut into Brewjee’s wall and uncovered only cinder block and cement, according to police.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

"It's a crime drama populated by flawed, funny, relatable people which, if feedback from real police officers is to be believed, isn't all that far from reality."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The Los Angeles Police Department’s enforcement guidelines say officers must first seek voluntarily compliance by educating the person sleeping on the street and asking them to move.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

In December, Stormont ministers agreed to ring fence £119m to compensate police officers and civilian staff.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In order to keep Franklin’s officers and men from succumbing to boredom during their long winter months in the ice, the Erebus and the Terror each had libraries containing some three thousand books.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler