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# Police

## Verb + police

* call the police
* the police arrest people
* the police investigate (murders)
* the police charge people with (murder)
* the police search people for (guns)
* **the police warn people about (drugs)**
* the police kill
* the police are injured

## Common expressions

* police officer
* police station
* police car
* police on the streets
* report a crime to the police
* the police carry guns
* the police offer rewards (for information)
* **the police appeal for witnesses to crimes**

## Exercise

### Verb + police

1. Police have ***arrested*** two men in connection with last night's bank robbery in Exeter.
2. The police have ***charged*** Samuel Newton with the murder of his parents.
3. Police shot and ***killed*** three of the hijackers as they tried to escape from the plane.
4. The police ***searched*** me for drugs at the airport. I wonder why they stopped me!
5. Several police were badly ***injured*** during the demonstration, and were taken to hospital.
6. When I heard the explosion, I immediately picked up the phone and ***called*** the police.
7. The police have ***warned*** people in the area around the prison to lock their doors at night.
8. Police are still ***investigating*** the murder of the Harwich shopkeeper. They haven't found the murder weapon yet.

### Common expressions

1. Did you report the theft of your bike to the police? - b
2. Police have offered a £1,000 reward for information leading to the murderer's arrest. - d
3. Police are appealing for witnesses to last night's fatal road accident. - f
4. The British police do not normally carry guns. - g
5. Crime will only go down when we have more police on the streets. - a
6. Two police cars overtook us, lights flashing and sirens blaring. -h
7. I had to go to the police station to identify the man I saw robbing the bank. - c
8. It took 6 police officers to arrest the man. - e

## Notes

1. Note these expressions:

   *Police made 20 arrests at yesterday's demonstration.*
2. The following expression means that the police think you committed the crime:

   *A 35-year-old man is helping the police with their inquiries.*
3. **Armed police** are police who are carrying guns, etc:

   *Armed police quickly surrounded the bank.*