peace officer

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Recent Examples of peace officer 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 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 Law enforcement has arrested protesters for unlawful assembly and assault on peace officers in some cases. Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for peace officer
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Noun
  • According to Joe Truzman, a senior analyst with the FDD, the Arrow Unit’s membership is drawn from multiple sources in Gaza, including police officers, operatives belonging to the Ministry of Interior’s security branches, fighters belonging to terrorist factions, and civilian volunteers.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The police chief noted that police officers in plain clothes were also in the crowd, along with Kirk's private security team.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Maintaining a federalized police force beyond 30 days requires action from Congress.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Robbery, burglary, and larceny are at 25-year lows, while murder is at a six-year low, the police force said.
    Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20officer. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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