police force

Example Sentences

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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

However, she argued that a smaller police force would reduce the potential for violent encounters between cops and civilians.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Which would get tiresome if she weren’t being blackmailed about William, the money and Neha’s perilous position with the police force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The police force has also been recruiting thousands for temporary police jobs over the election period.

From Barron's • Jan. 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