What does police work mean?

Definitions for police work
po·lice work

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. police work, police investigationnoun

    the investigation of criminal activities

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  1. police work

    Police work refers to the activities and duties performed by law enforcement officers to maintain law and order, prevent and detect crimes, enforce laws, and ensure the safety and security of the community. This involves tasks such as patrolling neighborhoods, responding to emergencies, investigating crimes, providing first aid when necessary, arresting suspects, testifying in court, and generally assisting citizens in need. It may also involve specialized functions like working with a drug dog, operating a riot control vehicle, or maintaining traffic order.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of police work in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of police work in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of police work in a Sentence

  1. Gilbert Gallegos with APD:

    I think it showed great police work on behalf on our officer, he wanted to see if the officer needed help, but when things didn't look right he took the time to figure it out.

  2. Officer Brian Warner:

    Her reaction was absolutely the best, it was genuine, and she had us smiling and laughing for a good hour afterwards, and I’ve probably watched the video myself 50 times just laughing… and that’s one of the great things with police work you get to meet people like that on a daily basis, and it makes the job worth it.

  3. Rick Friedman:

    He killed his baby and [the baby is] in the house...His wife broke up with him over the phone yesterday...I can't even believe this is happening. Steven Pladl, 42, was found dead Thursday morning in his vehicle in Dover, N.Y., several miles from the New Milford, Conn., murder scene where Katie and her adoptive father, 56-year-old Anthony Fusco, were discovered. Those two were also found dead in a vehicle that had one of its windows shot out, police said. The child’s body was found inside Pladl's home, hundreds of miles south in Knightdale, N.C., the same day. Pladl’s mother -- the one who tipped off authorities about the toddler's death -- had obtained custody of the child Steven fathered with his daughter following their arrests in January for adultery and contributing to delinquency, police told WNCN. The mother lives in Cary, about a half hour’s drive from Knightdale, and reportedly told them that Steve had picked Bennett up from her home Wednesday night. April 12, 2018: Police work at the scene where Katie Pladl and her adoptive father, Anthony Fusco, were found dead. (AP/Hearst Connecticut Media ) The toddler was found dead around 9 a.m. Thursday after officers performed a welfare check on the Knightdale home, where Pladl -- and previously his daughter -- had lived. Katie Pladl moved out of the home earlier this year and was living with her adoptive family in New York after bonding out of jail in Virginia, WNCN reported, citing court documents. It appeared Steven Pladl drove through the night Wednesday to hunt down his daughter and Fusco. They were found dead around 8:40 a.m. Thursday, and Pladl shot himself shortly afterward. This is a terrible tragedy that nobody foresaw, i really believe that if the judges or the prosecutor or the defense attorneys in this case had any clue that the minor child or anyone would be harmed there would not be a bond set for any of the parties.

  4. Peter Elliott:

    It was just good police work.

  5. Superintendent Michael Harrison:

    I am extremely disgusted and outraged by the lack of professionalism and integrity shown by this officer, this is an example of sloppy police work with a clear intent to cover it up, and it will not stand.

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