Synonyms of police officer
Examples of police officer in a Sentence
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Backs, a former Boston police officer, said the group was preventing traffic from moving.
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Joan Murray, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Despite a judicial recommendation that police officers be prosecuted for the deaths, nobody was ever convicted.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
But new evidence from a witness to the incident has led to a fresh investigation and the placement of several police officers on leave, the police chief announced Monday.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
Their charges reportedly include assaulting a police officer, disorderly behavior in a police station, disorderly behavior, resisting arrest, obscene language, escape from lawful custody, causing dangerous harm and two counts of damage and obstruction.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
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Joan Murray, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Despite a judicial recommendation that police officers be prosecuted for the deaths, nobody was ever convicted.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
But new evidence from a witness to the incident has led to a fresh investigation and the placement of several police officers on leave, the police chief announced Monday.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
Their charges reportedly include assaulting a police officer, disorderly behavior in a police station, disorderly behavior, resisting arrest, obscene language, escape from lawful custody, causing dangerous harm and two counts of damage and obstruction.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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