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Recent Examples of patrolman
Between 1957 to 1989, Fennell moved through the department ranks as patrolman, detective, sergeant, lieutenant, and captain.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Six months after a man died during an arrest, Haverhill Police will have to wear body cameras according to the policies set under a new contract with the patrolman’s union.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
The bodycam video shows the same patrolman reading Miranda warnings to Mangione.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
The Aurora Police Department fired a patrolman on Monday after he was arrested last week in connection with a domestic violence incident.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Six months after a man died during an arrest, Haverhill Police will have to wear body cameras according to the policies set under a new contract with the patrolman’s union.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
The bodycam video shows the same patrolman reading Miranda warnings to Mangione.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
The Aurora Police Department fired a patrolman on Monday after he was arrested last week in connection with a domestic violence incident.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrolman
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The audience gets glimmers of Katie and Greg’s relationship, but the show is bogged down by dull characters like the policeman who seems to have it out for Greg, and even by its focus on Archie’s point of view, which is just a depiction of narcissism and a formulaic pseudo-midlife crisis.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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The alleged kidnapping of Donaldson was the second time this normally rare type of crime — the abduction of a policeman during the course of his job — has occurred in the East Bay in two months.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Eighth-grader Chris Cantave was the second teen to be shot in Brooklyn within four hours on Friday night, cops said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Chirino, a cop of four years, had confronted Banegas, who was on a bicycle breaking into cars, when Chirino tried to arrest him, prosecutors say.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The agency is in the process of hiring and onboarding 10,000 additional personnel in its Enforcement and Removal Operations office, which had about 6,500 officers until last year.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The National Police said 23-year-old policewoman Victoria Shpylka was killed in the explosion, while 25 people suffered injuries of varying severity.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Shifa Hospital said the Gaza City apartment building strike killed three children, their aunt and grandmother on Saturday morning, while the strike on the police station killed at least 14 — officers, including four policewomen, civilians and inmates held at the station.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The bond between Leaphorn (the lawman on the reservation) and Sena (the lawman outside the reservation) grows even stronger.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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Longtime lawman announces his retirement.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
28 Jan. 2026
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The detective recalled a 2023 killing in North Hollywood that started when a pedestrian carrying grocery bags got into an argument with a motorist whose truck blocked the sidewalk.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call KCPD homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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According to the Brea Museum’s director and curator, Linda Shay, Brea first had a constable, George Bird.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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Gómez was first elected to the court in 1995 after serving 15 years as a constable.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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The county sheriff’s office said that ICE did not submit any other detainers or warrants stemming from Jalloh’s numerous arrests over the years.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Wallace, 18, was charged with first-degree vehicular homicide, reckless driving, criminal trespass and littering, the sheriff's office said.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Patrolman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrolman. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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