catchpole
noun
catch·pole
ˈkach-ˌpōl 
ˈkech-
variants
or catchpoll
: a sheriff's deputy
especially
: one who makes arrests for failure to pay a debt
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Homeowner Lacy Jane Turner captured footage showing two men, including Smith County Deputy Brian Hutchins, carefully approaching the alligator armed with a net and a catchpole.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 26 June 2025
Waterford police captured the snake July 16 during the midnight shift using a catchpole – the long metal rod with a looped cable at its end normally used for catching stray dogs – and took it to Oakland County Animal Control & Pet Adoption Center, where Lauderback quickly came to pick it up.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2023
The alligator can be seen thrashing on the ground near the ATM after one officer gets his catchpole on it.
—Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 26 June 2025
Waterford police captured the snake July 16 during the midnight shift using a catchpole – the long metal rod with a looped cable at its end normally used for catching stray dogs – and took it to Oakland County Animal Control & Pet Adoption Center, where Lauderback quickly came to pick it up.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2023
The alligator can be seen thrashing on the ground near the ATM after one officer gets his catchpole on it.
—Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022
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“Catchpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catchpole. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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