chief of police

noun phrase

: the head of the police department

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Mayor Zwahlen confirmed the homicide numbers with the city's chief of police. Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026 Timothy O’Hara, Providence’s deputy chief of police. Sophie Comeau, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025 Scott Tracy, Frankfort's assistant chief of police, said Tuesday evening that Bard had been taken into custody and booked on charges of murder and first-degree assault. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 Estella Patterson was sworn in on Friday as the new chief of police for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025 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 11 Jan. 2026.

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