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Recent Examples of peace officer
Sacramento police had arrested Adger on suspicion of battery, resisting or obstructing a peace officer, and inflicting undue suffering or pain on a dependent.
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Darrell Smith
may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Mejer has also been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer, both misdemeanors, and an infraction for permitting an unlicensed minor under the age of 18 to drive a motor vehicle.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 May 2026
The man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, felony vandalism and attempting to disarm a peace officer.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
She was eventually taken into custody and booked into the San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, three counts of battery on a peace officer, resisting and delaying arrest.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Darrell Smith
may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Mejer has also been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer, both misdemeanors, and an infraction for permitting an unlicensed minor under the age of 18 to drive a motor vehicle.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 May 2026
The man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, felony vandalism and attempting to disarm a peace officer.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
She was eventually taken into custody and booked into the San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, three counts of battery on a peace officer, resisting and delaying arrest.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officer
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The law, which also applies to nursing and municipal workers unions, exempts unions that represent police officers, firefighters and corrections officers, whose leaders typically support Republicans.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The two police officers who responded found a short, stocky man in the backyard and an aluminum shed with its door yanked off.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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The move comes after Shinnick shut down the Cohutta Police Department Wednesday, laying off all 10 employees and leaving the roughly 1,000-person community without a police force.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Metro has worked to improve safety across its network, prioritizing a new police force and additional safeguards, such as its ambassador program, with some real success.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20officer. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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