police force

Example Sentences

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“It is important to maintain the police force, and I do want to grow the police department in reasonable ways, even while we’re making sure that they perform their functions in constitutional ways,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Seven people have been arrested in connection with a deadly stampede at a popular tourist destination in Haiti, the country's national police force says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Navy became the global maritime police force after World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

A watchdog has advised a police force to investigate its handling of the initial Victoria Hall murder inquiry between 1999 and 2001.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Like bands, tribes lack a bureaucracy, police force, and taxes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond