probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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Chicago man’s suit alleges officers illegally searched his home
A Chicago man has alleged in a federal civil rights lawsuit that Cook County probation officers and city police illegally searched his home, arrested him without cause and then walked away with his cash.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Authorities apprehended the elder Lohan in West Palm Beach on an arrest warrant obtained by his probation officer following a February detainment in Harris County, Texas.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
He was also alleged to have provided a false address to his probation officer, left Connecticut without permission and opened nine new lines of credit, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
If negotiations with the county are unsuccessful Monday, Ramsey County probation officers and Teamsters Local 320, the union representing more than 200 probation officers in the county, plan to strike, according to union officials.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Authorities apprehended the elder Lohan in West Palm Beach on an arrest warrant obtained by his probation officer following a February detainment in Harris County, Texas.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
He was also alleged to have provided a false address to his probation officer, left Connecticut without permission and opened nine new lines of credit, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
If negotiations with the county are unsuccessful Monday, Ramsey County probation officers and Teamsters Local 320, the union representing more than 200 probation officers in the county, plan to strike, according to union officials.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Probation officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probation%20officer. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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