police
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Jurgen de Landsheer is aware that police alone will not solve this crisis.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Nepal's police announced a new death toll of at least 547 people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Dozens of calls and complaints were made to L.A. city departments and police, he said, but went unaddressed — with officials telling him they couldn’t go inside the private property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Imagine the backlash if Apple gave police access to your email and phone camera without your consent or a warrant?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
So it’s time for that ride to the police station.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
The company has faced scrutiny over how it polices content and users on its site, who in theory must be 18 or over.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
“Not all term polices have conversion features,” Harrison said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
It polices remedies and the finality of convictions, not the enforceability of unconstitutional laws going forward.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2026
The statewide agency, which mainly polices traffic violations on freeways and oversees state property, has sworn in more than 600 new officers this year — a total that many departments would envy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
As Uncle Sam polices the two Americas, and John Bull the seas of the world, so the Mikado undertakes to police the sea lanes of the Orient.
From The Canadian Commonwealth by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
Zoë Billingham, a former independent police inspector who pushed for reforms on how violence against women in girls is policed, said that "too often in cases like this the dots aren't being joined up".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Visitors are advised to not wander far from the heavily policed capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
At first, the Supreme Court policed these discriminatory plans under the 14th and 15th amendments.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
He policed brushback pitches with ardor and once called a night game for darkness when lighting malfunctions compromised visibility near home plate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
They corrected each others work and policed their ranks like soldiers against tardiness, sloppy appearance, and the perception of loose morals.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Legislators advanced bills, backed by California’s powerful trial lawyer trade group, aimed at policing the state’s legal industry, which has been bruised by ‘a wave of inappropriate attorney conduct’ highlighted by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
How does bias enter algorithms used in policing?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Burnham's comments on policing prompted concern from one Labour MP, who told BBC Wales: "It will be a travesty and not in Wales's interest."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Supt Chris Clarke, the Met's lead for emergency response policing in the area, said the force was urgently working to identify the victim and inform his next of kin.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
By the time of Anna’s death, the informal system of citizen policing had been displaced, but vestiges of it remained, especially in places that still seemed to exist on the periphery of geography and history.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
