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 started playing another video, from 2:34 p.m., which showed Brian in the seconds before he pushed Karlsen’s riot shield.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
Stevens did not testify; his attorney Lauren Cobb argued in closing that he used the riot shield to protect himself from police batons.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2022
Along the way, he picked up and put on the bullet proof vest, valued at $1,905, and the riot shield, worth $265, prosecutors said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
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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