police
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Zvone, a police inspector, examines security footage and an automobile database to create a list of citizens with access to the make and model of a car seen near the scene of the crime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Covent Garden street where the incident unfolded, lined with stores and outdoor seating, was cordoned off with police tape for several hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The prosecutor, Jonathan Polnay KC, told the court that Gadd said in a police interview he did not know the complainant, and that the allegations against him were false.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The state handed over its investigative file that September, including police reports, recorded witness interviews and other materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Dr. Krupp would stay behind with him and either call his father and tell him to pick Chase up, or call the police and have them deal with him.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
The company has faced scrutiny over how it polices content and users on its site, who in theory must be 18 or over.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
“Not all term polices have conversion features,” Harrison said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
It polices remedies and the finality of convictions, not the enforceability of unconstitutional laws going forward.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2026
The statewide agency, which mainly polices traffic violations on freeways and oversees state property, has sworn in more than 600 new officers this year — a total that many departments would envy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
One squad polices the camp within the company police limits.
From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 To be used by Engineer companies (dismounted) and Coast Artillery companies for Infantry instruction and training by United States War Department
Visitors are advised to not wander far from the heavily policed capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
At first, the Supreme Court policed these discriminatory plans under the 14th and 15th amendments.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
He policed brushback pitches with ardor and once called a night game for darkness when lighting malfunctions compromised visibility near home plate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
The area is heavily policed by Thai security forces -- the usual targets of insurgent attacks.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
Residents of El Campesino El Mirador, a railside hamlet nestled at the foot of a mountain, tell this story: El Campesino El Mirador was policed by officers from nearby Nogales.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
“There’s a lot of policing that’s going on, and a lot of accusations,” said Pallie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The cost of policing each event was estimated to have reached about £1.7m by October 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The majority position on policing is one of support and accountability — better policing, not simply more policing.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Safety “by the people, for the people” then, is not private policing or blind faith in the crowd.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
But to do the policing job properly would cost money beyond any legislator’s courage to appropriate, given the present volume and toxicity of agricultural chemicals.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
