chief of police

noun phrase

: the head of the police department

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Gens, the Jewish chief of police for the Vilna ghetto, an area designated specifically for Jews in Lithuania during World War II, carried the anguish with him, according to his family. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026 Jennifer Griffin, Temple's vice president for public safety and chief of police, said the first robbery happened Wednesday morning off campus on the 1800 block of West Montgomery Avenue. Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026 Tommy later meets with the chief of police and the county attorney — and refuses to leave until Cooper’s potential murder charge is taken completely off the table. Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026 After landing in Odessa, Tommy meets with Walt, the chief of police, the detectives and the county attorney, who wants to charge Cooper with murder. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chief of police

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“Chief of police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20police. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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