police van

Example Sentences

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The 12-year-old is taken home in the back of the police van but his dad is out, so an auntie nearby agrees to look after him.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

On Rue Mohamed V, the street where Moroccan vendors are based in the Senegalese capital, a police van is parked.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

In the heart of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, the charred remains of a police station attacked during September's unrest stand in stark contrast to a brand-new, fully equipped police van parked outside.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

In Berlin's Steglitz-Zehlendorf district, on Mexikoplatz, a police van drove around announcing the imminent return of power over a tannoy.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Then we're standing in front of a white police van that's as big as our cell.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman