peace officer

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Recent Examples of peace officer 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 On June 13, she was charged with four counts of making a false report of a felony; six counts of using a computer to commit a crime; four counts of lying to a peace officer; and two counts of stalking. Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Other cases The felony case is the most serious of a recent string of charges against Iversen that began last December, when Iversen was charged with fleeing a peace officer in Minnetrista. Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peace officer
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Noun
  • An off-duty Milwaukee police officer shot and killed a man armed with a gun after a minor traffic crash, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The press conference comes after both Lenexa police officers involved in the shooting have already returned to work , before prosecutors announced whether either would face charges .
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • What to know about city, state laws Elam said larger cities like Louisville could choose to implement a similar program to Elizabethtown but might consider hiring compliance officers outside the police force.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025
  • After dissolving their own three-person police force, the village has struggled to find a way to enforce village laws, the mayor said.
    Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20officer. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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