police stations
Where cops work
Police stations are buildings where local law enforcement officers are headquartered.
They house administrative offices, holding cells for temporary detention, and serve as the base for officers patrolling a district.
You might visit a police station to file a report, retrieve stolen property, or post bail: She went down to the police station to report the break-in.
- precinctsBounded administrative areas
- fire stationsBases for firefighters
- headquartersCentral command location
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- custodyProtective care or control
patrol · detective work · mugshots · arrest · lockup · officer · beat cop · gendarmerie · crime prevention · investigation · sergeant · holding cells · suspects · law enforcement agencies · evidence · uniforms · cells · interrogation room
- urban issuestraffic, congestion, homelessness, crime, parking
- 24/7 serviceshospitals, emergency rooms, fire stations, ATMs, vending machines
- Police Historynight watch, Scotland Yard, sheriffs, thief-takers, watchmen
- police relationspublic trust, community outreach, community liaison, liaison officers, civilian review
- policeofficer, cop, officers, patrol, cops
- public safety911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters, emergencies
police stationsdrug dens
Places for illegal narcotics
crack houses · safe houses · chop shops · stash houses · meth labs
police stationssanctuaries
Protected places of refuge
safe havens · safe houses · refuges · churches · embassies
police stationsno-go areas
war zones · frontier towns · wild west · pirate havens · black markets
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