chief of police

noun phrase

: the head of the police department

Examples of chief of police in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Whitmire has appointed Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite as acting chief of police. Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024 The responsibility to call for mutual aid through the UC Systemwide Response Team — a group of about 80 officers across the 10 campuses — has to be made by the host university’s chief of police, according to the UC police procedures manual. Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024 The Office of Campus Safety has now been launched to run emergency management and Rick Braziel, a former Sacramento chief of police, has been nominated with the title of inaugural associate vice chancellor. Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The inspector general is appointed by the all-civilian Police Commission and Smith’s office acts as its investigative arm, including handling complaints made against the chief of police. Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024 Courtesy William Pepe William Pepe says the problems had existed for at least a year when the chief of police ordered Pepe into his office to scold him for not writing enough traffic tickets. Josh Feldman, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2024 Musselman was first appointed as chief of police in Flagstaff in 2020, replacing former Chief Kevin Treadway upon his retirement. The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2024 Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith said assistant chief of police Homer Delgado will serve as interim chief. Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024 How has the job of chief of police of LAPD changed? Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024

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“Chief of police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20police. Accessed 12 May. 2024.

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