police officers

plural of police officer

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Recent Examples of police officers Citizen tips and information from Airway Heights police officers and Spokane County sheriff’s deputies who responded to the initial call and conducted evacuations helped lead investigators to Farinacci, the sheriff’s office said. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 For three years, Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct have had to sit and wait for the Illinois Supreme Court to decide the future of officer discipline. Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 The United States still trains more Latin American police officers than does Beijing. Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026 While in custody, Schmidt threatened to call the governor and mayor on the police officers, the report stated. Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2026 Prosecutors in Italy told CNN that two police officers and four first responders are under investigation for the involuntary manslaughter, of the 42-year-old man, who died after being handcuffed and restrained by officers. CNN Money, 21 July 2026 Quilts for Cops gives quilts to police officers injured in the line of duty, according to the Fort Worth Police Department. Mary Ella Hastings july 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026 My family does not just back the blue — my family is the blue, with police officers, first responders, and military veterans at our dinner table and the red with fire Captains in many geneations. Eric "doc" Stelnicki, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 On July 16 and 17, 1942, more than 4,500 police officers were mobilized and dozens of buses requisitioned. Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for police officers
Noun
  • People began rioting in Los Angeles’ predominantly Black Watts neighborhood after a crowd watched White policemen forcefully subdue a Black man.
    USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • Over the weekend, dozens of plain-clothes policemen entered the protest site and dragged Wangchuk into an ambulance.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • Footage released by Russian state media showed heavily armed law-enforcement officers, several ambulances and other emergency vehicles at the site.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The young woman was also receiving medical treatment when officers entered the room with body cameras.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Bad cops are not being fired, and good cops who may be wrongfully accused are stuck in professional purgatory.
    Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, 21-year-old Javid Edwin, accompanied by a lawyer, surrendered at the 50th Precinct stationhouse and was charged with murder, manslaughter and weapon possession, cops said.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The woman was able to flee the scene and located deputy constables.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026

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“Police officers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20officers. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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