chief of police

noun phrase

: the head of the police department

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However, Scott Prill, deputy chief of police at the university, clarified that the individual was actually carrying an umbrella. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Newsham left the department in January 2021 to become chief of police in Prince William County, Virginia. Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025 The 3-year-old daughter of Burlington’s chief of police was killed after she was attacked by a former drug detection K-9 Monday, according to a news release from the Kit Carson County Sheriff’s Office. Robert Garrison, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025 In nearby Jenkins Park, a command center was set up, the chief of police says. Sam Gillette, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chief of police

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