chief of police

noun phrase

: the head of the police department

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Determined to find Michael’s fellow abductee and big sister, Felicia, once and for all, Fairhaven’s exhausted but kindly chief of police, Ellison (Bill Camp), calls upon every resource at his disposal. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026 When the tribe’s chief of police tried to reach the worksite, he was stopped at a roadblock set up by the agents. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026 Milbourne also provided a photo sent to the college’s chief of police on Wednesday that shows an ICE agent next to a white van in a parking lot. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Keith was the city's chief of police from 1988 until 2004 and spent decades in law enforcement. — Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 2026.

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