police force

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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

“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

Second, the new police strategies were accompanied by a much more significant change within the police force: a hiring binge.

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