police

Example Sentences

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Counter-terror police are leading the investigation, but the incident "has not been declared as terrorism" at this stage, the Met said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The joint investigation pointed to two key locations — a place in South Los Angeles where people were buying the converters and a place in Norwalk where the converters were being stored, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The U.S. didn’t plan to police thousands of miles of coastline and hinterland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He is also convinced that the tip-off which led police to the hideout would not have come from his peers in the sovereign citizen movement.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Because hiding things from the police is a crime.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller