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Recent Examples of peace officer
An 18-year-old man from Lombard was arrested on charges of retail theft and resisting or obstructing a peace officer at 3:14 p.m. May 11 in the 1900 block of West Jefferson Avenue.
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Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The jury acquitted Slater of three felony charges that included resisting a peace officer and unlawfully using tear gas.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
While all police officers are peace officers, not all peace officers are police officers, such as those working in corrections, transportation agencies or certain federal roles.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
According to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training website, Morales voluntarily surrendered his peace officer certification in March 2024.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
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Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The jury acquitted Slater of three felony charges that included resisting a peace officer and unlawfully using tear gas.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
While all police officers are peace officers, not all peace officers are police officers, such as those working in corrections, transportation agencies or certain federal roles.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
According to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training website, Morales voluntarily surrendered his peace officer certification in March 2024.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officer
Noun
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Bokhari wanted the city to buy new bulletproof vests following an April 2024 shooting in east Charlotte that killed four police officers.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2025
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The Chesterton police officer is at home recovering.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Separately, a group of student, parent and union activists continues to call for the elimination of the school police force — which a different and large contingent of parents wants to maintain and even expand.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
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Reitz lent the university police force to the effort and helped subjugate the rights of Florida’s students and faculty.—
David Niven,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2025
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20officer. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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