police force

Example Sentences

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The local police force apologized for arresting Nowak and an independent investigation into the matter has been launched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In his post, which quoted the statement by the Nigerian police force, he said the matter was being addressed by the government "at the highest levels".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

While Soto-Martínez supports expanding the city’s unarmed personnel program, Carlisle and Kendall would like to expand the police force.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

And critics claimed the company’s “Service Department,” designed to see that workers remained “sober and industrious,” was nothing more than a secret police force.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Fenton Hardy, Frank and Joe’s dad, was a private investigator who used to work with the local Bayport police force.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon