police action

Example Sentences

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What about the ubiquitous cellphones, with which members of the public—sometimes hostile to the cops—record police actions?

From The Wall Street Journal

But he acknowledged a breakdown of trust, which he attributed to government policies that focused police action on intervention and repression and removed resources from prevention and neighbourhood policing.

From Reuters

Now, in an era of increased scrutiny of police actions and discipline following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, she said she would have fired Alvarez herself.

From Seattle Times

Gérald Darmanin, interior minister, set the tone when he said that the police action was - from the look of it - unacceptable.

From BBC

Senegal’s government didn’t immediately release a reaction to Thursday’s court filing, but authorities have denied that police actions have amounted to excessive force.

From Washington Times