police

Example Sentences

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Following an assessment she was then released to police custody, Greater Manchester Police said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

A Pasadena police officer shot and wounded a colleague in the shoulder inside the department’s parking garage last September during an incident the police chief described as “unsafe, out-of-policy horseplay.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"What may look like a riot to a local police officer, that may actually end up being something that's just standard practice for a soccer fan from that country," Giuliani told ESPN.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

On Thursday, a senior police officer said there was no evidence loyalist paramilitaries were co-ordinating the unrest.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It's the same principle used in the police "lie detector" test, only the Damasios are interested in a different sort of truth.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman