Synonyms of police officer
Examples of police officer in a Sentence
there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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It will be investigated by the Middleboro Fire Department, Middleboro police officers, and Massachusetts State police as well as the State Fire Marshal's office and Plymouth County District Attorney.
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Christopher Thomas was hired as a Denver police officer in 2021 and is a patrol officer in District 1, the department said in a news release.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Abraham Engelbrecht and Pieter Stander, former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa, were convicted of murder in the 1987 killing of activist Caiphus Nyoka.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2025
Professional Security Services, the contractor responsible for rail security, has reached full staffing on the LYNX Blue Line – currently the city’s only light rail route – and is now working alongside 24 off-duty Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers, according to the CATS website.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Christopher Thomas was hired as a Denver police officer in 2021 and is a patrol officer in District 1, the department said in a news release.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Abraham Engelbrecht and Pieter Stander, former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa, were convicted of murder in the 1987 killing of activist Caiphus Nyoka.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2025
Professional Security Services, the contractor responsible for rail security, has reached full staffing on the LYNX Blue Line – currently the city’s only light rail route – and is now working alongside 24 off-duty Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers, according to the CATS website.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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