Word: apprehending
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...this point, it all seemed unreal. But the second car's arrival forced me to take it more seriously. I hoped the police were not prepared to "apprehend the perpetrators." There were several inaudible words over the walkie-talkie, then I heard "dark clothes..." I cursed myself for not being dressed in a bright suit...
...Cambridge police officers had never had to break an student demonstration before. They had only been trained to apprehend criminals...
...police officer is not just to apprehend criminals. In a more fundamental sense, police are supposed to protect citizens and to ensure that their rights are safeguarded...
Police use traffic violations to apprehend suspected drug runners and bypass the constitutional protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. Because any person who even remotely resembles the stereotypical drug runner can be stopped almost on a whim, this technique can be subject to the most flagrant abuses...
While trying to apprehend Wayne Clark at 51 Brattle Street, an unidentified female police officer injured her leg and had to take a temporary injury leave from the force, according to the representative, who asked to remain anonymous. Although she is still on leave, the representative added that the injury was not too serious and that she was expected back to work in the near future...