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Recent Examples of peace officer
The second, a proposal to let a Native American tribe commission peace officers in Texas.
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The man remains in critical condition two weeks after the shooting and faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and resisting arrest in the incident.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
Cromartie also took a plea deal for charges including strangulation, third degree assault of a police officer, first degree wanton endangerment, disarming a peace officer, fleeing or evading police, resisting arrest and violation of a foreign protective order, according to court records.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2025
Castro has been charged with two felony counts of assaulting a peace officer, two felony counts of animal cruelty and one felony count of resisting arrest.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The man remains in critical condition two weeks after the shooting and faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and resisting arrest in the incident.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
Cromartie also took a plea deal for charges including strangulation, third degree assault of a police officer, first degree wanton endangerment, disarming a peace officer, fleeing or evading police, resisting arrest and violation of a foreign protective order, according to court records.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2025
Castro has been charged with two felony counts of assaulting a peace officer, two felony counts of animal cruelty and one felony count of resisting arrest.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officer
Noun
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New Jersey police officers, Detective Sgt.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Photos of Lisbon funicular crash Photos from the scene show first responders working at the crash site while police officers stand guard.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Star’s investigation also found that Independence police conduct more chases than any other police force in the area.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
31 Aug. 2025
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The city's own police force will be required to wear visible identification at all times during operations.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20officer. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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