The department of a local or municipal authority in charge of the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
the head of the city's police department
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Behind the chair is a photograph of the president congratulating the police department for its response to the riots.
The statements were secretly recorded by a police department informer.
The local police department does its best to investigate the crimes, but is totally unprepared to handle such foul murders.
A great wave of innovation spawned by World War II-era military technology helped put thousands of police departments on the air.
He has moved aggressively to reduce crime in the city by restoring confidence in the police department.
He was invited to play golf with the executives of the police department atop a high-rise building.
We start to believe that police departments, with their honor, duty, and mission, are immune to the red tape that slows down progress in the rest of the world.
Both the city's mayor and police department say the tape does not reflect the way the city's police officers were trained.
The police will hold a second open house Monday for people interested in volunteering for the Police Department.
Unfortunately, the police department is trying to shut down their investigation.