law enforcement agency
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The tipline then refers the report to the appropriate law enforcement agency in the country it believes the incident occurred.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Once primarily a maritime law enforcement agency, it now serves as the island democracy’s first line of defense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
For most of history, he added, ICE agents detained people who were already in the custody of another law enforcement agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Does anyone think it would have been a good idea to keep an allegedly “reformed” Gestapo in place as a postwar law enforcement agency?
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Fingerprints should be submitted promptly since delay might result in release of a fugitive prior to notification to the law enforcement agency seeking his apprehension.
From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)