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Recent Examples of peace officer
Assembly Bill 847 gives oversight commissions, like San Diego County’s Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board and the city of San Diego’s Commission on Police Practices, the same access to peace officer files currently held by prosecutors, grand juries and the state attorney general.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Runkles presented himself as peace officer, but is not one in Arizona, nor was he currently employed or associated with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, the filing said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
About 20 minutes after the cops left, two rangers — Burning Man volunteers who operate like a cross between a paramedic and a peace officer — arrived with more pictures of the same men.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
As part of the plea deal, additional charges of assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats and resisting or obstructing a peace officer were dismissed, according to court records.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Runkles presented himself as peace officer, but is not one in Arizona, nor was he currently employed or associated with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, the filing said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
About 20 minutes after the cops left, two rangers — Burning Man volunteers who operate like a cross between a paramedic and a peace officer — arrived with more pictures of the same men.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
As part of the plea deal, additional charges of assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats and resisting or obstructing a peace officer were dismissed, according to court records.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officer
Noun
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Protests surround store opening As customers first entered the new Shein store on Wednesday, riot police officers stood watch.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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With city elections 13 days away, a Black political meeting on the Hill drew 50 police officers who arrested two participants.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The details of a temporary security force in charge of demilitarizing Gaza and training a new Palestinian police force are under discussion as part of the work on the resolution, according to the source.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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In between detonating bombs hidden in Christmas presents and disfiguring the entire police force, Art sets his sights on the Shaw family.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20officer. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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