Sentence examples for wait for backup from inspiring English sources

Mr. Hun said he would have to wait for backup, in the form of a tow truck.

If such an officer is unavailable, he said, other officers on the scene should know to call and wait for backup.

It was revealed for the first time that Kenny was aware Robinson was believed to be intoxicated as he approached the upstairs apartment and entered, but still the officer did not wait for backup.

The report, which analyzed 210 officer deaths between 2010 and 2014, recommends officers slow down in responding to calls, wait for backup whenever possible, and always wear bulletproof vests as strategies for reducing fatalities.

Sure, if it's in a foxhole with you, its one-hour plan is to sit tight and wait for backup.

"Guys are out there every day telling us they have to wait for backup.

But as he waited for backup, he was scared.

He bandaged the sergeant's legs while they waited for backup.

Fearing a hostage situation, he said, the officers waited for backup, which arrived 30 to 45 minutes later.

The police say Mr. Robinson shot a 32-year-old Penn Hills police officer, Michael Crawshaw, as he waited for backup near a house where gunfire had been reported.

In court documents, Sheehan argues that the officers' second entry unnecessarily escalated a volatile situation and that officers should have waited for backup instead of forcing their way back into her room.