chief of police

noun phrase

: the head of the police department

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Detroit Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison will become the city's interim chief of police. Annalise Frank, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024 The story has followed Karl Alberg (Rossif Sutherland) the new chief of police who has had to work strenuously to try to solve all the murders that keep happening in a seemingly idyllic small town in British Columbia. Shivani Gonzalez, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 And the chief of police who arrested and then attacked him. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024 Ellis: Our current chief of police is very clear that the city of Chandler does not have a gang issue. Sean Holstege, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chief of police 

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“Chief of police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20police. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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