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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officer
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Back in Tall Pines, police officer Alex (Martin) and his pregnant wife, Laura (Sarah Gadon), are eager for a fresh start.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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China is set to formalize a policing agreement with the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, paving the way for Chinese police officers to operate there for the first time.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the president claimed that one of Kirk's final messages to him was a plea to bring his anti-crime strategies — including federalizing local police forces and deploying the National Guard — to Chicago next.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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The officers' attorneys prevoiusly said their clients had been on unpaid administrative leave from the police force.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20officer. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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