baton , *
truncheon BrE
billy club AmE
billy AmE ***
nightstick AmE

A few of the young men had their batons out.

"The police came in with batons and hit people to sit down."

The police got in the middle of it, swinging batons.

It also said some elderly women and children were among those hit with police batons.

Batons like a fence rose into the air in front of them.

The hospital police are not armed, though some carry batons.

"The police used electrical batons that made people fall over," he said.

It shows two men surrounded by police, dogs and batons.

Here too, the report found, there was indiscriminate use of batons.

Most of the batons are now in museums or private collections.

At least three news photographers were injured by police batons.

The police moved in, swinging their batons, and arrested 32 party leaders.

Policemen often carry batons, which can be used as weapons.

My friend said they were conductors with raised arms about to bring down their batons.

Later we're told it was broken up with batons and tear gas.

Then the police, with batons drawn, advanced on the crowd.

Batons are legal for sworn law enforcement and military in most countries around the world.

In order to push through the crowd, they resort to using batons.

"Those batons are heavy, but when you looked at King's body three days after the incident, not that much damage was done."

Police spilled from its doors, batons in their hands, quickly began to force back the crowd.

Batons swirled as girls tossed them high in the air.

A handful of protesters said they were beaten with batons.

Police, who drove the demonstrators back with batons, made several arrests.

If that team still has batons left to throw, they now attempt to knock over the king.

No. 3 is the nation's top police official, whose troops have been beating protesters with batons.

I want you all out here with your truncheons in two minutes.

The truncheons come from a time when every force had its individual design.

But the real interest is truncheons in all their variety.

All he had eyes for was the truncheon in the guard's hand.

He was held for four hours and beaten with a truncheon.

Then he grabbed the truncheon away from the first and went to work.

Who ever would have thought about the proper ways to hold a truncheon?

"You open your mouth again and you'll find my truncheon in it."

But she reached down toward the floor and picked up a truncheon.

But all six of them met me with knuckles and truncheons.

So, too, of course, might have truncheons and green fruit.

He twisted the truncheon in his hands, not sure of what to do with it.

Photos show the use of truncheons by some police officers.

The two never relaxed, but kept moving, and each held a truncheon at the ready.

The police would charge into the crowd and beat people over the head with truncheons.

He reached a truncheon out of his back pocket, and went closer.

Someone struck him across the small of the back with a rubber truncheon.

One of them took his truncheon and struck the wooden cases.

John felt a truncheon to the backs of his knees.

That was when the truncheons and the pistols would be called into play.

Hand on truncheon he approached the open door and stepped in.

"Spot" found himself alone and was surrounded by police with truncheons.

The officer moved to the back of the room and returned with a wooden truncheon.

Police at first used rubber truncheons to prevent them, but then stood back.

If you've ever wondered what policemen do with their old truncheons, then here's the answer.

That nightstick came down on his head and I heard it.

The police used some force - nightsticks and pepper gas.

He removed his nightstick and moved closer to the man.

Some witnesses said officers had hit people with their nightsticks for no reason.

The officers never touched the man with their nightsticks, he said.

The initial police report made no mention of nightsticks being used.

Two officers held me as the sergeant took out his nightstick.

He had a short tube in his hand, like a nightstick, only metal.

He led the way up the stairs, his nightstick drawn.

Several complained they were hit in the ribs with nightsticks.

Many were knocked to the ground and beaten with nightsticks.

They hit him in the head with a nightstick.

What if someone happens to put down Mace or a nightstick?

At about the same time, two other guards were attacked and their nightsticks taken.

At night, officers must carry a flashlight and a nightstick.

She does not carry a gun, a nightstick or a ticket book.

Standing in front of her, a cop with nightstick and flashlight.

The father may not be a real cop, but he was a big guy with a nightstick on his belt.

She said other officers struck him with their fists and a nightstick.

Is that your nightstick or are you just glad to see me?"

The officers said they did not use nightsticks to subdue him.

But Gabriel does not pull out his nightstick or walk away from the cell.

A nightstick is an invitation to argue with authority, because you can always run away.

He pulls out a black nightstick from his duty belt.

He pulled out his nightstick and struck the bars with it several times.