Synonyms of police officer
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there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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He was carried out of a window by a police officer.
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Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
But their defense lawyers argue the Colombian team was only providing support to arrest Moïse, and that presidential security guards and national police officers had killed him before the Colombians showed up at his home.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Oakland police officers are then seen in the yard and entering the home through the same window.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The series of incidents began when Rodriguez allegedly ran over a Manchester police officer’s foot before fleeing the scene, according to the South Windsor Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
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Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
But their defense lawyers argue the Colombian team was only providing support to arrest Moïse, and that presidential security guards and national police officers had killed him before the Colombians showed up at his home.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Oakland police officers are then seen in the yard and entering the home through the same window.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The series of incidents began when Rodriguez allegedly ran over a Manchester police officer’s foot before fleeing the scene, according to the South Windsor Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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