police force

Example Sentences

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Raman has said that she believes the police force is the right size at around 8,700 officers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The head of South Africa's police force has been summoned to appear in court in connection with a health contract that is the subject of a criminal investigation.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

A police force which spent £34,300 buying electric tuk-tuks to help fight crime sold them after just two years - at a £28,350 loss.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

The government in Mogadishu still considers Somaliland an integral part of Somalia even though the territory has run its own affairs since 1991, with its own passports, currency, army and police force.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The police force responded by declaring that the regulation banning them from forming a union was “invalid, unreasonable and contrary to the express law of Massachusetts.”

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler