1950 31 July 1/1 Gendarmes with riot gear and sabers drove up in trucks, surrounded the demonstrators, and threatened to arrest them.
1978 30 Mar. a5/6 Thousands of policemen..in riot gear.
2004 D. Peace 126/2 Rest of them ready to go toe-to-toe with boys in fucking blue—but they'd fucked off to get their riot gear.