chief of police

noun phrase

: the head of the police department

Examples of chief of police in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Courtesy William Pepe William Pepe says the problems had existed for at least a year when the chief of police ordered Pepe into his office to scold him for not writing enough traffic tickets. Josh Feldman, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024 Musselman was first appointed as chief of police in Flagstaff in 2020, replacing former Chief Kevin Treadway upon his retirement. The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2024 Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith said assistant chief of police Homer Delgado will serve as interim chief. Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024 How has the job of chief of police of LAPD changed? Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 Residents in Forest Hill angered by the firing of the city’s chief of police expressed frustrations to the city council at its meeting Tuesday night. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2024 Booker served as interim chief of police of Youngtown, Arizona, as the town transitioned to the Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services. The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024 It will be led by West Chester Township’s first responder heads, Joel Herzog, chief of police; and Rick Prinz, fire chief. Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024 And here is the local chief of police, his face overly lit from a crowd of news cameras, each with its own little spotlight, grimly updating the nation. Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023

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“Chief of police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20police. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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