peace officer

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Recent Examples of peace officer 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 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 See All Example Sentences for peace officer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officer
Noun
  • The footage shows the interaction between Cutler, 42, the police officer and the driver of the vehicle.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In June, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot to death in their home by a man posing as a police officer.
    Time, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An investigative series from The Star last year revealed that Independence police conduct more chases than any other police force in the metro.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
  • So, too, did the campus police force.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20officer. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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