в милиции

in the police force

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in the police force Милиция was the name for the police in the Soviet Union and in Russia until 2011. In the examples, the related forms в милицию mean “into the police force” or “to the police.”

RU: Мой дедушка много лет работал в милиции.

EN: My grandfather worked in the police force for many years.

Я их просто в милиции всех убрал, всех.

I simply got rid of them all in the police, all of them.

— Такси-блюз (1990)

Он в милиции служит.

He works for the police.

— Кавказский пленник (1996)

В милиции мой адрес есть.

The police have my address.

— Брат 2 (2000)

У него два сына погибли, а третий у русских в милиции служит.

He lost two sons, and the third serves with the Russians in the police.

— Кавказский пленник (1996)