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On June 28, 2015, 16 miles north of where Matt was shot and killed, a police sergeant spotted Sweat, shot him twice in the torso and apprehended him.
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Kenny Herzog, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
The Los Angeles police officer later detailed her concerns to a Sheriff’s Department detective who was monitoring the class, and the detective alerted the sergeant who had coordinated the class.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Before this role, Neumann served as an infantryman and assistant operations sergeant with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team at Fort Carson in Colorado, managing the readiness of soldiers and equipment.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Dodge, a former sergeant in the Illinois Army National Guard, became village clerk in 1989 then was appointed trustee in 1996.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
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Kenny Herzog, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
The Los Angeles police officer later detailed her concerns to a Sheriff’s Department detective who was monitoring the class, and the detective alerted the sergeant who had coordinated the class.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Before this role, Neumann served as an infantryman and assistant operations sergeant with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team at Fort Carson in Colorado, managing the readiness of soldiers and equipment.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Dodge, a former sergeant in the Illinois Army National Guard, became village clerk in 1989 then was appointed trustee in 1996.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sergeant. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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