police

Example Sentences

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Video of the rescue posted by the police department shows the Salinas Fire Department breaking down the wall and finding cinder block behind it.

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

States would do more to police improper payments if they had better financial incentives to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

This is what we have instead of the normal process by which you would, for example, sue a local police officer.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

The police take Meadowlark and me to their station, to wait for Mom to come and get us.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy