riot shield
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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One video showed a group of officers holding a catcher pole, riot shield and gun approaching Louie Turnbull whose dogs police say "were agitated and barking".
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
He wasn’t stealing a riot shield; he was pulling it out of the way so no one else would weaponize it.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
In one snapshot, Payton is holding up a riot shield that’s been dropped on the floor.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2023
Pezzola is charged with stealing a police officer’s riot shield, but he claimed he didn’t take it.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2023
The cell-extraction officers stood one in front of the other, the second and third holding on to the officer in front of him and the lead officer carrying a see-through riot shield.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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