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Recent Examples of peace officer
The second, a proposal to let a Native American tribe commission peace officers in Texas.
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The man remains in critical condition two weeks after the shooting and faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and resisting arrest in the incident.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 July 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
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The man remains in critical condition two weeks after the shooting and faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and resisting arrest in the incident.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 July 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peace officer
Noun
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New Jersey police officers, Detective Sgt.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Photos of Lisbon funicular crash Photos from the scene show first responders working at the crash site while police officers stand guard.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Last weekend, Johnson signed an executive order directing the city’s police force not to cooperate with federal agents in a potential crackdown on crime and immigration.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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The vault door is open and the city’s entire police force stumbles upon Batista’s body, Prater’s trophies and most importantly, the file on the New York Ripper, whose identity unfortunately remains a mystery… for now.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20officer. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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