patrolman
noun
pa·trol·man
pə-ˈtrōl-mən 
: one who patrols
especially
: a police officer assigned to a beat
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Amonsen plays Sean Reagan, the son of Wahlberg's Danny, who moved from New York City to Boston to become a patrolman for the BPD.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman’s quixotic effort to identify and capture the infamous Zodiac Killer.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
Chief among those is adding five new patrolmen a year for five years.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
In Boston Blue, Sean has moved to Boston to start his own new chapter, as a patrolman for the Boston PD — thus paving the way for his father’s own move.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 July 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman’s quixotic effort to identify and capture the infamous Zodiac Killer.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
Chief among those is adding five new patrolmen a year for five years.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
In Boston Blue, Sean has moved to Boston to start his own new chapter, as a patrolman for the Boston PD — thus paving the way for his father’s own move.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 July 2025
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patrolman
noun
pa·trol·man
pə-ˈtrōl-mən
: a police officer who has a regular beat
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