police

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After being interviewed by the police about the allegations, Becerra tried to persuade a school board employee who went on the Las Vegas trip with him to say he had lost his phone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The army was called in on Thursday to help remove vehicles blocking roads, with the Irish police treating protests at fuel depots as "blockades".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

After Thursday's raids, which started in the morning were still ongoing well into the night, the police detained one of the paper's top investigative reporters on alleged illegal personal data use, Novaya Gazeta said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The change to the glacier law sparked protests by environmentalists, who clashed with police outside Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The police line opened, the truck moved through.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom