(US) A register, maintained by the desk sergeant, of people arrested or brought in for questioning to a police station; (UK) charge sheet. / (US) A newspaper column publishing highlights therefrom.

A line, often marked with yellow tape, demarcating a crime or accident scene and which bystanders are not supposed to cross. / A line of police officers standing guard.

plural of police officer

The head or leader of a police department or constabulary of a local government.

plural of police dog

(usually derogatory) A polity whose government exercises strict and repressive control of the people.

plural of police state

plural of police force

(law) The inherent power, incident to sovereignty, of a state to regulate and exercise reasonable control over matters of public health, public morals, public safety, and in general, all things relating to the general welfare.

(law enforcement) Police force.