police station

police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought.

Also called station house.

Origin of police station

First recorded in 1840–50

I drew my knife, and then everything got dark, and the next thing I knew I was in the police-station.

McAllister and His Double |Arthur Train
Javert had avoided him more than ever since the affair of the police-station, and M. Madeleine had not seen him.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo
I reported the circumstance at the police-station, but such things were of too common occurrence to excite much interest.

Daisy's Necklace |Thomas Bailey Aldrich
The Japanese police-station was at Washibets, another village some miles off.

Alone with the Hairy Ainu |A. H. Savage Landor

The afternoon was far advanced and the hot glare had softened into a mellow glow before we found ourselves at the police-station.

The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 |Various

police station

the office or headquarters of the police force of a district