police

A large police presence was seen on the street on Friday, which was sealed off behind a cordon.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

So far, officers have conducted around 80 interviews and are planning to question nearly all the school's staff and students -- amounting to almost 450 people, according to police chief Alriksson.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Even though “war” is somewhat metaphorical here, it has always been waged like one, with military-grade equipment used to police neighborhoods, support clandestine spying operations and aid in the invasion of cities.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

According to a report from Greenville, S.C., police, Zach was “very emotional” as paramedics attempted to revive Panettiere, and Brian “did not become emotional” until paramedics declared that she was dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

A moment later, a second police officer ran up next to the first.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

“Not all term polices have conversion features,” Harrison said.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026

It polices remedies and the finality of convictions, not the enforceability of unconstitutional laws going forward.

From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2026

The statewide agency, which mainly polices traffic violations on freeways and oversees state property, has sworn in more than 600 new officers this year — a total that many departments would envy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025

Customs and Border Protection, which polices most imported goods, collected $33 billion in revenue from reviews of import documents, up from $668 million the previous year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

It is England that polices the Seven Seas, and America has reaped no small benefits from the self-imposed task, an aspect of the matter to which every thoughtful American is alive.

From The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 by Roger Casement

Visitors are advised to not wander far from the heavily policed capital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

"I feel like a stranger," she said of her recent experience of her home city, echoing several women who told AFP the fear of being policed made them stay home.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

They policed their own house, enforcing norms of truth-seeking, maintaining scholarly integrity and rigor, and ensuring that students emerged with basic knowledge, employable skills and civic competency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

At first, the Supreme Court policed these discriminatory plans under the 14th and 15th amendments.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026

A peek at the entries for these words in any dictionary will show that Macdonald was wrong about the inevitable degeneration of a language that is not policed by lexicographers.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Same with questions about policing or immigration or a host of other issues.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

He added that the escort destroyer ships policing the blockade of Iran “are just as bad off, if not worse.”

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

The trend in younger and younger children becoming a cause of concern for Prevent has been flagged for years by counter-terrorism policing.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

“There’s a lot of policing that’s going on, and a lot of accusations,” said Pallie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

But a careful analysis of the facts shows that the innovative policing strategies probably had little effect on this huge decline.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt