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The officer told the driver, Christian Wallace, a 38-year-old Chicago resident, to exit the vehicle and found that Wallace was carrying a gun while performing a protective pat down, the report stated.
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Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Fill in the surrounding area with more soil to fill and pat down.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Melany is patted down and placed in the backseat.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Its owner has said that guests were patted down by security, scanned with a metal detector wand and required to walk through a metal detector at the entrance.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
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Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Fill in the surrounding area with more soil to fill and pat down.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Melany is patted down and placed in the backseat.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Its owner has said that guests were patted down by security, scanned with a metal detector wand and required to walk through a metal detector at the entrance.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Pat down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pat%20down. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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