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Statue of Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson stolen in Detroit, police say
• Oct. 24, 2024, 3:58 PM ET (CBS)
Walmart employee found dead inside walk-in oven at Canada store: Police
• Oct. 23, 2024, 2:56 AM ET (USA Today)
2 kg of MD in Surat, 427 kg of suspected drug in Gujarat’s Bharuch seized
• Oct. 22, 2024, 11:47 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Liam Payne fans sing and grieve at global vigils for former One Direction star
• Oct. 21, 2024, 7:44 AM ET (BBC)
Missing Pennsylvania man was kidnapped, killed after providing information about a shooting, police say
• Oct. 19, 2024, 3:39 AM ET (CBS)
police, body of officers representing the civil authority of government. Police typically are responsible for maintaining public order and safety, enforcing the law, and preventing, detecting, and investigating criminal activities. These functions are known as policing. Police are often also entrusted with various licensing and regulatory activities. However, police scholars have criticized this popular understanding of the word police—that it refers to members of a public organization having the legal competence to maintain order and enforce the law—for two reasons. First, it defines police by their ends rather than by the specific means that they use to achieve their goals. ...(100 of 29314 words)