police station
Example Sentences
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Metcalfe told the BBC the letter was posted to Harlow police station last July and was believed to have been written locally.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The human rights advocate said one of her clients was held in a police station with dozens of others, but reported seeing many people released hourly - many of them French nationals.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
A prison in Marivan, in western Iran’s Kurdistan province, was damaged when an airstrike hit a police station next to it, according to satellite imagery, verified social-media video and reports from human-rights organizations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
After hours at the police station, the detainee was released, and authorities said his arrest warrant was no longer valid.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
If I could undo that decision in the police station, I wouldn't have left through the back.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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