How To Use Police In A Sentence

There were 42 free-kicks, two penalties, four bookings and three players sent off, two of whom had to be escorted from the pitch by police.
It got so bad that 12 patrolmen and two police dogs were kept on duty outside the home for several days.
According to police and prosecutors, the two got into a fight after she told him he should be committed to a mental hospital.
The sheer volume is so overwhelming that the police cannot get on top of it. The Sun
Police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house just before 8am.

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Why be all miffy and hissy and in a bitch-slapping mood guys, about not being in the military when you can do the work you like in prisons and police forces? See, it's not all about the election today.
The security police quickly squelched an extremely rare public demonstration demanding political reform on Monday, the 41st anniversary of the Baath Party's seizure of power here.
He said residents of Thornhill had expressly asked for greater visibility of police on their estate.
Police claim to have dismantled 12 networks of traffickers so far this year. Times, Sunday Times
The Canadian police doubted he was a genuine amnesiac and held him on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant.
Yesterday, the police arrested a nurse. The Sun
A police officer ordered me to get out of the car.
Police may now reinvestigate her unsolved murder.
Police arrested 13 people, and some students were treated for minor injuries at the scene in northeast El Paso.
FEARS were growing for a missing schoolgirl after police found her phone dumped in a park. The Sun
The police claimed that reports in the media were slanted against/towards the defendant.
There have been no arrests and police are set to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
Only three people, including a policeman, will be privy to the facts.
The lawyers, policemen and bailiffs grinned, along with the clerk.
Helmeted police fired dozens of rounds of tear gas and kicked and clubbed unarmed protesters — one of whom cowered on the ground, covering his face. Tunisian leader flees amid protests; PM takes over
The police force is committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
Like other police forces, Wiltshire constabulary is not setting up a special squad or unit to deal with possible hunting law infringements.
But his police career ended in a welter of accusations that in order to obtain results, he hadn't just bent the rules, he'd twisted them out of shape.
Mrs King is being supported by her husband Simon, a police inspector with Wiltshire Constabulary, who is also a seasoned runner.
Police are again urging householders to secure their property after a theft from a house in Kirkwall.
The orchestrated escort and the accompanying police violence in clearing the picket reflected the involvement of city based police, the local constabulary having been cooperative with the workers.
Police sources say part of the racket was connected to so-called ‘car parking jockeys’ - triads who take payments to park restaurant diners' cars - who wanted ‘compensation’ for the use of parking spaces.
Police recovered what was later identified as a charred right human foot in the backyard and documented a fire pit with drag marks leading to it. Edmonton Sun
Anti-monarchist rebels bombed the police base a, triggering a fierce exchange of fire.
During the search police seized a blue sweatshirt and a pair of jeans. Times, Sunday Times
Well, sir, I won't say anything about the hextry gas, though a poor widder and sevenpence hextry on the thousand, but I'm thinkin 'if you would give my Rosie a lesson once a week on that there pianner, it would be a kind of set-off, for you know, sir, the policeman tells me your winder is a landmark to' im on the foggiest nights. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
The police had a good defence to the claims in false imprisonment and unlawful detention. Times, Sunday Times
There is no question about it; the police force was undercapitalised.
The police had planted a spy in the gang.
The sheer volume is so overwhelming that the police cannot get on top of it. The Sun
Several were taken to a police precinct and left there overnight.
The year-long investigation has five detectives and two police staff working on it full time. Times, Sunday Times
The farmer, the papers had said, was a part-time policeman, a member of the Protestant Ulster Defence Regiment, the UDR. DEATH OF AN UNKNOWN MAN
Six people were killed in the riot, including a policeman.
Members of the 800th Military Police Brigade had to use lethal force several times to quell prisoner uprisings, the report says.
Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.
No matter how many police raids are conducted, if we cannot guarantee their protection young victims will remain too terrified to testify against their traffickers. Times, Sunday Times
The police will need to keep a wary eye on this area of town .
I think you could get aroundthe police strategy discussed above by Orin Kerr arrest the potential non-consenting guy first with this sort of blanket prohibition. The Volokh Conspiracy » Does Georgia v. Randolph Apply to Computers?
The commission may come up with a new plan for overseeing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which is accused of botching its end of the case. Peace, order and good government, eh?: December 2004 Archives
Tayside Police admit the whistle-blower's inside knowledge shows he has to be a high-ranking officer - at least an inspector and probably a superintendent.
It beggars belief that the police would take this step. The Sun
In the UK that is called conspiring to pervert the cause of justice and it's a very serious matter and I think the Metropolitan Police now have to look at this as a matter of urgency. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
A handful of protesters began throwing stones at the police.
He has totally screwed things up in West Yorks for his officers and police staff alike. on April 12, 2010 at 5: 59 pm jaegerdude Crime And Immigration In Britain SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Police called up water cannon to combat violent left-wingers in the capital.
He perceived they were entering the great theatre of his first appearance, the great theatre he had last seen as a chequer-work of glare and blackness in his flight from the red police. When the Sleeper Wakes
The following year police raided an exhibition of Lawrence's paintings and seized every canvas on which they could descry any wisp of pubic hair.
He escaped a rolling road block by turning into the street where he lived, only to find it blocked by another police car. Times, Sunday Times
Police said the charges have been filed in municipal court because the injuries were minor.
Police have launched a nationwide hunt for the killer.
Because of budget cuts, the Jersey Shore borough of Interlaken is dismissing its entire police force. Carl Gibson: Corporations Are Draining America's Vitality
I am assuming as they are looking for the will that the flash sidewards was taking place shortly after the plane had landed, at which point Kate is on the run from the police and definitely not bringing up a child. LOSTCasts 82: The Lighthouse
He also contacted the police once he got back to mainland Australia but was told they could not help.
According to a police spokesman, the driver lost control of the vehicle after his tar-laden trailer began fishtailing.
After the riot, 32 people were taken into police custody.
The precis accompanying the weekly summaries of incidents also make it possible to explore in more detail the deaths of individual policemen.
Through the instrumentality of the police he was able to locate his relatives.
Initial police reports suggested that he jumped the ticket barrier and ran onto the train.
The body of the missing woman was recovered by police frogmen from a lake near her home.
Flynn said Hilton denied owning a small plastic "bindle" containing 0.8 grams of cocaine powder that the police lieutenant said fell out when Hilton opened the purse to get a tube of lip balm. CBS3.com - Philadelphia's Source For Breaking News, Weather, Traffic and Sports
It means ambulance workers now join police and fire personnel in having a prestigious medal for exemplary services. The Sun
Meanwhile taking strong note of the police behaviour towards peaceful students demonstration leaders of the central university andolan samiti have threatened to intensify their agitation in support of their demands. NC-Congress coalition government responsible for the agitation on Central University issue
It went missing three weeks ago but has only just been reported to police. The Sun
Police in riot gear dispersed the demonstration.
Police say the weapons were seized as it is suspected that they breach the 1982 Firearms Act, which prohibits the selling of readily convertible blank firing weapons.
Later police academies would borrow this system to train policemen with target shooting.
Just when he is about to pul out his pistol a guy comes up to Slater and Micheals with a police file. Oh Hell Yes - Superbad / Pineapple Express Crossover Movie?! « FirstShowing.net
A day later, the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis, a black man accused of killing a white police officer more than 20 years ago, despite what GOP Rep. Bob Barr called the conviction's reliance on "the skimpiest of evidence," and, in the words of former FBI director William Sessions, "pervasive, persistent doubts" about Davis' guilt. Arianna Huffington: Sunday Roundup
One of those questioned was reported to have been on the staff of the Hamburg police force, where he was employed as an archivist.
He urged any member of the community with information to contact the nearest police station.
Just as the Olympic flame is about to reach Hong Kong and mainland China, the Guangdong province police have recently uncovered a case in which a cheap-rate factory in Guangdong was filling out orders by overseas Tibet splittist organizations to manufacture the snow-mountain-lion flags of Free Tibet. The Jawa Report
The police took no further action but it led to a long-running feud between the pair. Times, Sunday Times
This ensured that the beaglers could not use the traditional Wiltshire Police tactic of letting the hunt drive away while holding sabs up.
The policeman made him turn out his pockets.
We will increase police presence in local communities.
Not only are policemen getting younger, but people are living longer - ten years more on average than a generation ago.
Police are still trying to establish the identity of the dead man.
The police responded by firing rubber bullets, wooden pellets, and tear gas into the crowd.
But despite the favorable atmosphere, police remained on alert for possible security threats on the session, the officer said.
The NDTV network broadcast footage from the scene, about 170km southeast of New Delhi, showing debris strewn across the tracks and police officers carrying bodies covered with sheets on stretchers.
The main concern of his 300 undercover police spies had always been sniffing out political enemies of the revolutionary government. FINGERPRINTS: Murder and the Race to Uncover the Science of Identity
A good police officer is not fulfilling his role if he neglects this vital aspect.
The guard ushered me into the office of a burly fiftysomething man in a police uniform. Times, Sunday Times
The police have checked out dozens of leads, but have yet to find the killer.
The police blocked off the street where the gunman was hiding.
The policeman evaded all the difficult questions.
The solid rank of police officers lining the courtroom opened to let them pass.
A lengthy police investigation failed to produce any evidence on which the suspect could be convicted.
Exercising their ire at the moment is the police, with their aggressive attitude towards gun use.
This certifies that the bearer is a Volunteer Junior Assistant Deputy co-operating with the police force of Rocky Beach. THE MYSTERY OF THE PURPLE PIRATE
This was one reason for their eagerness to stress the roots of the police in ancient traditions of communal self-policing.
Over 6,000 policemen and women were on the streets of central London backed up by mounted police, three police helicopters and numerous plainclothes spotters on the roofs and in the crowd.
The New York Police Department's hate crimes unit is investigating 22 Swastika's inscrolled throughout a high school in Manhattan. CNN Transcript Oct 19, 2007
He was left in limbo by Scottish Labour's Executive, which refused to endorse his candidacy until Fife police concluded their investigations into the case.
A hiker spotted a man answering the description given by police.
In October he issued a report to the police estimating a post-mortem interval of 24 hours.
She's using her police connections to blackmail money out of me.
The Police range will even include a Beckham signature model.
Look at the uproar from the Police auth in the Met over officer (gulp) carrying guns on duty in public! Have You Heard The One About……. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
There is ample evidence, prosecutors say, that the police were ordered to make their killings as brutal as possible.
On Thursday, police say, 23-year-old Wellington Oliveira talked his way into his former elementary school in a working-class western outskirt of Rio de Janeiro and opened fire with at least one of two revolvers he carried. Brazil Mourns the 12 Killed by Gunman
Police are currently awaiting a toxicology report. The Sun
Police, park rangers and animal charities say that dangerous dogs are being used by gangs as status symbols and becoming a growing public menace. Times, Sunday Times
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
The police are trying to discover the identity of the killer.
A police officer witnessed this blatant disregard for the law and attempted to ticket the student for jaywalking.
Criticism that police may have been slow in responding was rejected by detective inspector Watson.
On Friday police had released closed-circuit television footage of two suspects at Cologne railway station.
Ten minutes later he was at the police station, sending a motor-cyclist to Épernay with instructions to transmit the finger-prints to Paris by the Belin telephotograph. Maigret meets a Milord
Her house was fitted with a device to detect suspicious packages and a button to alert police. Times, Sunday Times
The police officer gave us a ticket for going through a red light.
The broadcaster attacked customs officials and police who seemingly stood on the quayside watching without intervening to help. Times, Sunday Times
Police say they have arrested twenty people following the disturbances.
Trevor helped police by using his psychic powers.
Jones said the two police forces have always co-operated, but have fine-tuned their collaboration in recent months.
Fistfights broke out in the hall and, for 20 minutes, police were unable to restore order.
Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
He reversed his car straight at the policeman.
According to the police report, Officer Steven Kuhnau attempted to call the scammer, posing as a student in need of software. News
Two Cumbria police workers were arrested for data protection breaches and misconduct in a public office. The Sun
They want more police in their streets. Times, Sunday Times
Two weeks after the police relaxed security at the airports, there was a bomb attack.
BELL: Now, under the law, police may enter a home without knocking if certain so-called exigent circumstances exist. CNN Transcript Aug 7, 2008
Police in Newquay are warning underage drinkers that the party is over. Times, Sunday Times
Increased Irish emigration to Britain during the 1940s supplied navvies, nurses, clerks, policemen and munition workers.
His commitment to the police force is mirrored by his dedication to wrestling, a sport which he has served as both a manager and a competitor. Times, Sunday Times
The shooting of the policeman has received universal condemnation.
Police officers have allowed themselves to be redefined as crime fighters rather than peacekeepers and protectors of the public. Times, Sunday Times
Our anger should not be directed at the police or all suspects but at those men who committed the atrocities. Times, Sunday Times
This moment every police force in your Western democracies is looking for you. THE ENDLESS GAME
At the most recent inquiry, however, it seems that a jury decided that the policemen should be held accountable.
The other gang members threatened to get him if he went to the police.
U.K. police arrested a female police officer on suspicion of corruption, as a multipronged probe into alleged wrongdoing tied to the News of the World tabloid continues to gather momentum. What's News—
Detectives who searched his home found a holdall, items snatched from the post office, a police scanner and his bingo membership card.
The plastic tie wraps the police had used on her wrists left welts and bruises.
In southern France, police arrested 12 suspects in sweeps against suspected Islamic militant networks, including three men linked to a network recruiting fighters for Afghanistan, officials said. World Watch
This is where they have issued what they call a partial activation, not the full crew but about a dozen or so agencies, from fire to some of the other emergency police agencies in the region, in the state. CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2005
Paramedics, police and firemen were joined at the scene by three mountain rescue teams. The Sun
Much of this "pleasurist" writing is now lost to us, known only from police accounts or the bibliographical records of the famous collector of erotica H.S. Ashbee. Undefined
The gang of terrorists dusted off the policeman.
A police chopper tried to spot the snake from the air with its thermal imaging camera. The Sun
Police cars were parked outside the address yesterday as forensics officers examined the scene. The Sun
Smithson argues that fire and police academies should offer this training.
So, the increasingly relaxed attitude of the police has meant that more musicians are now able to do a spot of casual busking in order to make some quick cash.
After about 10 minutes the riot police arrived.
Clacton police have received five reports from elderly people in the area who have received the disturbing letters, which claim to be from clairvoyants and demand money.
His release hinged on a legal technicality: the police did not tell him he was under arrest or that he had the right to a lawyer. Times, Sunday Times
This part of the city was a no-go area for the police.
Because the better operational police officers are the ones who pay attention to what their staff need to perform the job well, which includes the way you manage them.
The breakout brings to 15 the number of awaiting-trial prisoners who have escaped from police holding cells in the Transkei since the weekend.
He arrived with a police escort shortly before half past nine.
From a flurry of delighted children sledging down a snowswept street in Bath to policemen joining in with group of teenagers having a snowball fight in Poole - your pics are helping us capture Britain as it is swept by snow.
The police department has been fielding eighty hazmat calls a day since this story broke.
He used radar detectors and a switch to dim rear lights to dodge the police and lots of cold coffee. Times, Sunday Times
Looking like film noir stills, these photographs were nighttime shots of the actual sites where the fateful encounters between police and civilians occurred.
Wesson meant for his plan to be triggered if police or employees with Child Protective Services — people he called devils — attempted to break up his family, she has argued. Wesson’s speedy trial a rarity
The policeman pulled up the motorist and asked to see his licence.
It's another bravura performance by the master of the police procedural.
It showed two white police pickup trucks, with large bullbars on the front bumpers, plowing separately into a group of protesters. SeMissourian.com Headlines
Airport police were initially alerted after a man who claimed the bag belonged to him was detained by security. The Sun
The police stopped him for exceeding the speed limit.
Uunknown to him, Williams was calling the police and firefighters at the same time.
During the dispute, many police officers were seconded from traffic duty to the prison service.
Civil defence, police and the military worked throughout the morning to search for survivors and recover bodies amid the crumpled and charred cars. Times, Sunday Times
Others attempted to storm a naval base, but were turned back by police.
She had been badly hurt in what police described as 'a savage attack'.
They were killed in an exchange of gunfire between riot police and demonstrators.
But it was busted by police after complaints from neighbours. The Sun
Firman said the dispute was triggered by a minor misunderstanding between a member of the police's Mobile Brigade and a group of marines.
The police and the public must work together to solve the murder.
Or if I want to see a police officer in a time frame where the person concerned might be caught, I report a couple having a domestic, who called me a derogatory name ref my Race, Religion, or sexual preference (underline the relevant option) and just out of interest they broke the wing mirror on my car. Norfolk Constabulary. Pants On Fire. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Countless other cases of alleged police brutality and racial discrimination continue to be highlighted daily on social media. Times, Sunday Times
The appellant's whole case on the confessions to the police officers was that he was highly suggestible.
The group consists of every woman officer in South Yorkshire Police from the rank of inspector to our highest ranking female officer, which at the moment is chief superintendent.
However, many other policewomen have quit under pressures from a community in which fundamental Islam is prevalent. Fighting is cultural, criminal for Afghan policewomen
A full-scale riot was prevented by the timely intervention of the police.
A plain-clothes police officer (P) sees a man he believes to be the same man (D) he saw rob a bank earlier. The Volokh Conspiracy » Indiana Appellate Case on the Right to Resist a Police Officer’s Unlawful Entry
Residents said since the murder was discovered, police paramilitaries had been conducting an aggressive campaign to check identities in a search for vagrants, who are the prime suspects.
The researchers were regarded by some people as the police, asking awkward but justifiable questions. Times, Sunday Times
The homeless families now reside in an abandoned neighborhood advisory council building located behind the former police station.
He claimed she had told him:'The local police are corrupt and if you pay them you can get away with anything. The Sun
[Ed: his house was subsequently raided, his data and computers confiscated and examined] After four years the police have finally admited they should never have arrested him in the first place. Boing Boing
Police were today searching for a thief who snatched hundreds of pounds from a busy shop in Walton.
We are required to have a police escort for the three mile trip from our terminal to the consignee.
Although Bill has been in trouble with the police,he earns an honest penny these days by driving a van.
Met Police hostage negotiators also gave support. The Sun
The police strong-armed the suspect
The police arrested the man at about 2pm within the airport perimeter. Times, Sunday Times
She said it was regrettable that a policeman, who had taken an oath, had come before the court and deliberately misled the court.
Police believe a gang of up to five men were responsible for a raid on a Melksham store in which hundreds of pounds were stolen from an unlocked office.
Heaping blame on each other between the police and the Lusaka City Council over the issue of the Lusaka street vendors is uncalled for and totally unnecessary.
He said most of the trouble was down to a handful of hard-core troublemakers who were well known to police and the courts.
On the path a few solitary scraps of withered white and blue police tape were a solemn reminder of the crime scene.
Three Swindon police officers are preparing to get footsore in memory of a larger than life colleague.

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