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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City officials expect the new ordinance to bring in anywhere between $250,000 and $450,000 a year from citations written by police officers, the staff memo said.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Naperville approved the hiring of six full-time mental health police officers in our crisis response team, which, on its face, costs over a million dollars a year.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Jackson visited Minneapolis in 2021 to support protesters awaiting the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who was convicted days later of killing George Floyd in an incident that set off national protests and violence.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
At some point, police and prosecutors say shots were fired, injuring a local police officer.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Naperville approved the hiring of six full-time mental health police officers in our crisis response team, which, on its face, costs over a million dollars a year.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Jackson visited Minneapolis in 2021 to support protesters awaiting the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who was convicted days later of killing George Floyd in an incident that set off national protests and violence.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
At some point, police and prosecutors say shots were fired, injuring a local police officer.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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