Synonyms of police officer
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there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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According to Phil Stinson -- a professor at Bowling Green State University in Ohio who maintains a database of police officers who have been arrested -- the case against Gonzales is uncommon but not unprecedented.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
Two police officers were also reportedly hit by stones but remained unharmed.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Idealistic bunny police officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) is eager to prove herself in the big city, teaming up with slick fox named Nick (Jason Bateman) to uncover the conspiracy behind a string of animals gone missing.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
The same happened to an off-duty Brooklyn Park police officer who was stopped at gunpoint.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2026
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
Two police officers were also reportedly hit by stones but remained unharmed.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Idealistic bunny police officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) is eager to prove herself in the big city, teaming up with slick fox named Nick (Jason Bateman) to uncover the conspiracy behind a string of animals gone missing.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
The same happened to an off-duty Brooklyn Park police officer who was stopped at gunpoint.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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