crime scene

noun

: the place where a crime happened
The police found my wallet at the crime scene.

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Issues with crime in neighborhood Riley said neighbors watched Tuesday as police searched for blood and a crime scene a few hundred feet from his home. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025 Family members of two of the victims have asked another judge to stop officials from releasing more graphic photos from the crime scene, the Associated Press reported. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 Last month, the judge overseeing the case denied a motion to suppress much of the prosecution’s evidence, which collected inside a garage near the 1998 crime scene. Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 The location presents logistical hurdles for gathering evidence, securing witnesses, and maintaining a stable crime scene. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crime scene

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“Crime scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crime%20scene. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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