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In one incident, a male cop at Harlem’s 32nd Precinct dared a male detective to drink the express milk a sergeant had just pumped.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
After drinking alcohol with his colleagues, the accused took a machine gun and went to the command dugout, knocked on the door, and started shooting at patrolmen, killing a junior sergeant.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Another recounted how a sergeant had called him the n-word.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
After an 8 1/2-year stint and honorable discharge as a communications specialist and recon sergeant with the Headquarters and Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 151st Artillery of the Minnesota National Guard and Army Reserve, Marlin found time to embrace his love of cooking.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
After drinking alcohol with his colleagues, the accused took a machine gun and went to the command dugout, knocked on the door, and started shooting at patrolmen, killing a junior sergeant.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Another recounted how a sergeant had called him the n-word.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
After an 8 1/2-year stint and honorable discharge as a communications specialist and recon sergeant with the Headquarters and Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 151st Artillery of the Minnesota National Guard and Army Reserve, Marlin found time to embrace his love of cooking.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sergeant. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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