police

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The criminal probe was a significant escalation in the yearslong effort to police serial pollution offenses by Virginia-based Southern Coal and dozens of affiliated mining operations controlled by the family.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Last month, the government announced a new £30m High Street organised crime unit which it said would deliver new police and Trading Standards officers, tax raids and a crackdown on illegal working.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In another pending case about police sweeps of cellphone location data, lawyers debated whether warrants requiring Google to share information were akin to how British customs officers harassed colonists before the American Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"The city has a lot of experience organizing these types of events and doing crowd management. There's trust," Mexico City police chief Pablo Vazquez told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

She nodded at the police officer and both of them walked toward the front door.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste