police force

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Maribel Cervantes says she met him when he joined the now-dissolved federal police force, where she was his boss as the head of intelligence.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

He represents two Dallas residents in the lawsuit who say they’ve been harmed by the city’s failure to grow its police force.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

By then, my father, John, had left the police force and worked for Cadbury selling chocolate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Raman has said that she believes the police force is the right size at around 8,700 officers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

By a conservative calculation, this huge expansion of New York’s police force would be expected to reduce crime in New York by 18 percent relative to the national average.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt