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Recent Examples of patrolman
Two patrolmen from the Houston Police Department responded to the scene in under four minutes, Diaz said.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
Over the course of the afternoon, every arriving train brought more deputy marshals and Indianapolis patrolmen to Storen’s operation.
—Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
In the ’60s when things were so tense, and there was a friction between the law and young people, the Florida Highway Patrol put up a billboard of a patrolman looking very beneficent and non-confrontational and the copy was: ‘Florida Highway Patrol.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
On the morning of October 1, a patrolman working on an unrelated case stumbled onto Lebowitz’s body in a remote wooded area about half a mile from her home.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
Over the course of the afternoon, every arriving train brought more deputy marshals and Indianapolis patrolmen to Storen’s operation.
—Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
In the ’60s when things were so tense, and there was a friction between the law and young people, the Florida Highway Patrol put up a billboard of a patrolman looking very beneficent and non-confrontational and the copy was: ‘Florida Highway Patrol.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
On the morning of October 1, a patrolman working on an unrelated case stumbled onto Lebowitz’s body in a remote wooded area about half a mile from her home.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrolman
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The three main protagonists are a celebrated actress, her wealthy businessman husband who is kidnapped and a policeman who was the woman’s friend in earlier years but who has become estranged.Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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In photos: Flash flooding devastates parts of Spain 1 of 32 The father of one of those who died in the parking garage, a local policeman, told Spain’s El Mundo newspaper that residents had rushed to move their cars, but the water rose faster than people were expecting, trapping them.Lauren Kent, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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He's supposed to take it easy but instead partners with a young Oregon cop (Tye Sheridan) to tackle a neo-Nazi group with nefarious plans and a charismatic leader (Nicholas Hoult).Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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That claim has been spread by the network of inauthentic websites controlled by former Florida cop John Dougan, who now lives in Moscow and runs a network of pro-Kremlin websites.David Gilbert, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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Early last month, the Antioch City Council allocated up to $500,000 for its gun violence reduction initiative to fund long-term assistance from outside law enforcement agencies, whose officers would earn $200 an hour.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Traps have also been set up and officers are using thermal imaging cameras in an attempt to recapture the animals, police said.Austin Mullen, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Boyd’s meeting with the policewoman, Acosta, bugged me as well.Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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However, upon her arrival, the brewing political unrest and violent protests throw her off course, compelling her to seek help from Mamata, a local Madhesi policewoman.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
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In the time this took, and despite the lawmen’s exhaustive searching, the culprit got away.Katy Roberts, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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For our story about a Texas lawman’s two-year quest to criminally charge school librarians over the books on their shelves, Tyler Kingkade and I obtained the officer’s 821-page investigative file and videos of his attempts to question librarians.Kaylah Jackson, NBC News, 24 July 2024
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In 2010, cold case detectives recovered additional items and sent them for DNA testing, leading to the DNA profile of a male suspect.Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Police said no suspects were in custody and that area detectives were investigating the shooting.Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Each court has one justice of the peace and one constable.Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Then the constable arrested two township employees.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2024
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The victim was identified as Adrian Puga, of Salinas, according to the sheriff’s office.Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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However, 13 Colorado police departments and sheriff’s offices that killed one person in 2023 have reported zero shootings so far this year.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Patrolman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrolman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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