police

Example Sentences

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In one typical example, a state-media-linked account on China’s do-everything app WeChat shared a video based on bodycam footage released by police in Middletown, Ohio, from a Christmas Eve 911 call in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Officers arrived and encountered a man matching the description provided by the caller and attempted to deescalate the situation, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

A Met Police chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear team was seen near the park's bandstand on Friday and police divers were spotted near the Round Pond ornamental lake.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The first “Harold & Kumar” film frequently lampoons police brutality and sticks up for its marginalized characters at every turn.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

At last Betsie caught sight of me; we exchanged smiles and soundless words until one of the camp police shouted at me to move along.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom