police

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She spoke to police weeks before he was arrested along with his wife in March 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Last week, police chiefs warned the criminal investigation into the Post Office scandal could be delayed by five years unless they received millions of pounds in extra funding.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In releasing these details, the South African police said on Tuesday that they wanted to "set the record straight".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In the footage a police officer arriving at the scene can be heard asking: "What's your name, mate?" before Nowak, who is lying on his back on the ground, faintly replies: "Henry."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“If I’d called the police, they would have been mad.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix