person of interest
noun phrase
: a person who is believed to be possibly involved in a crime but has not been charged or arrested
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Instant access to the Metro transit system’s surveillance videos and a live feed enabled the staff at the District’s new Real-Time Crime Center to quickly upload photos of a person of interest to social media, and to share them with the public.
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Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Nine days after the shooting, Watts was questioned by Oakland police as a person of interest in an armed robbery.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Any information leading to the identity of this person of interest, please contact the SAPD Homicide unit at 210-207-7635 and provide them with case number SAPD24055687.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2024
Authorities announced later in the day a person of interest had been taken into custody.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
The person of interest is alleged to have made phone calls targeting officials over the Christmas holidays, according to the sources.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
Charlotte police detectives are speaking with a person of interest believed to have knowledge about the fatal shooting of a man early Sunday.
—Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2024
Smith is a person of interest in Machado-Fore's murder, according to police.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
Scott became a person of interest when massage therapist Amber Frey came forward in Jan. 2003 saying she had been romantically involved with him for a month before Laci had vanished.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Nine days after the shooting, Watts was questioned by Oakland police as a person of interest in an armed robbery.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Any information leading to the identity of this person of interest, please contact the SAPD Homicide unit at 210-207-7635 and provide them with case number SAPD24055687.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2024
Authorities announced later in the day a person of interest had been taken into custody.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
The person of interest is alleged to have made phone calls targeting officials over the Christmas holidays, according to the sources.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
Charlotte police detectives are speaking with a person of interest believed to have knowledge about the fatal shooting of a man early Sunday.
—Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2024
Smith is a person of interest in Machado-Fore's murder, according to police.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
Scott became a person of interest when massage therapist Amber Frey came forward in Jan. 2003 saying she had been romantically involved with him for a month before Laci had vanished.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
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