la police a

the police have …

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the police have … This is a sentence fragment; it is usually followed by a past participle. In French, “police” takes a singular verb, while English commonly uses “the police have.”
FR: La police a retrouvé le sac.
EN: The police have found the bag.

La police a bloqué l'accès à la zone.

The police blocked access to the area.

La police a contacté Sami.

The police contacted Sami.

La police a contacté le FBI pour qu'ils les aident à trouver le criminel.

The police contacted the FBI so they could help them find the criminal.

La police a capturé le criminel qui s'était échappé.

The police captured the criminal who had escaped.

La police a prolongé votre détention.

The police have extended your detention.

— Election 1 (2005)

La police a bouclé le quartier.

The police have cordoned off the area.

— [REC] (2007)

La police a fouillé sa vie.

The police searched his life.

La police a retrouvé ma Chevrolet sur la route suisse.

The police found my Chevrolet on the Swiss road.

— Le Petit Soldat (1963)

La police a confirmé qu'une des victimes était le commissaire Wong.

Police confirmed that one of the victims was Commissioner Wong.

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

La police a confirmé mes déclarations.

The police confirmed my statements.

— Caché (2005)

La police a interrompu l'enquête.

The police halted the investigation.

La police a cherché pendant huit mois.

The police searched for eight months.

— M le maudit (1931)

La police a reconnu son erreur.

The police have admitted their mistake.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

La police a capturé le criminel en fuite.

The police captured the fugitive criminal.

La police a cherché partout mais n'a pas trouvé le voleur.

The police searched everywhere but didn’t find the thief.

La police a fouillé partout et n'a trouvé aucune trace de Tom.

The police searched everywhere and found no trace of Tom.

La police a fouillé plusieurs fois, et n'a rien trouvé.

The police searched several times and found nothing.

— Detective Chinatown (2015)

La police a couvert le corps avec un drap.

The police covered the body with a sheet.

La police a cherché à élucider le crime.

The police sought to solve the crime.

La police a investi les lieux et bouclé le quartier.

The police have moved in and cordoned off the area.

— Mystic River (2003)

La police a évacué la place.

The police evacuated the square.

La police a même trouvé son cyanure.

The police even found his cyanide.

— De tout cœur (1998)

La police a récupéré l'argent volé.

The police recovered the stolen money.

La police a rappelé ?

Did the police call back?

— Ace Ventura, détective chiens et chats (1994)

La police a confisqué le permis de conduire de Dan.

The police confiscated Dan's driver's license.

La police a complètement bouclé la ville.

The police completely sealed off the city.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

La police a confisqué tous les médicaments.

The police confiscated all the medication.

— Mourir pour survivre (2018)

La police a vérifié l'alibi de Sami.

The police checked Sami's alibi.

La police a appréhendé un suspect.

Police have arrested a suspect.

La police a installé un piège radar.

The police set up a radar trap.

La police a recherché l'enfant disparu.

The police searched for the missing child.