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die Polizei (no pl.)
   police

Er ist dümmer als die Polizei erlaubt.*
He's as dumb as they get. ("…dumber than the police allow.")
Die Polizei kommt.*
The police are coming.
Nach Angaben der Polizei hat er zwei Pistolen gestohlen.
According to the police, he stole two guns.

*Note that, unlike English, German uses the singular form for this word – except in rare cases, when it means "police agencies" or "police departments" (Polizeien). See: Polizei 2

Related:
polizeilich verboten prohibited by law, against the law
der Polizeipräsident chief of police
der Polizist/die Polizistin police officer
der Bulle (slang) cop; bull
die Bundespolizei the federal police

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