We had to take all of the local forces available in the city at once.

And the local forces did close the road behind us, for a time.

The local police force said five people died in the attack, three of whom were children.

He called the local forces "our front line of defense."

Still he'd hardly bring half the local police force with him.

The international community is also beginning to train local police forces.

Even relatively small, local police forces were getting good at this sort of thing.

The local police force had arrived on the scene, began doing what they could to clear people out of the area.

When a member of the public calls 101, they are connected to their local police force.

At the other extreme, they cannot long do the job of a local police force.