police station

noun

: the headquarters of the police for a locality

Examples of police station in a Sentence

They brought him down to the police station for questioning.
Recent Examples on the Web Late last month, the city of Garden Grove approved a project agreement with a private developer to build a $152-million police station and related parking structure and park project, which will be funded by a $140-million bond and with money from the city’s Measure O sales-tax measure. The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024 Jurors also saw videos from officers’ body cameras and from a restaurant outside the Joshua police station. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024 Hospitals, schools, police stations and private businesses have been looted and burned, and a raid of the country’s two largest prisons led to the escape of more than 4,000 inmates. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024 Reed’s death has once again reignited debate and anger over police brutality and excessive use of force in the United States, prompting protests outside a Chicago police station this week, with activists, residents and family members calling for justice. Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024 At the police station where Trotta was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, officers gave him a cup of water to drink. Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024 Gangs in Port-Au-Prince have killed cops, taken over police stations, attacked the international airport and wealthy enclaves and broken out thousands of inmates from Haiti's prisons. Syra Ortiz Blanes The Miami Herald (tns), arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024 The police department received emails stating that there were multiple explosive devices planted near the library, but the police station says no explosive devices were found. Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024 The first inkling that something horrible had happened on Jim Platt Road was when Lester and the infant, who had been released by Dearman, turned up at the Citronelle police station and told officers what happened. Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of police station was in 1820

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“Police station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20station. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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