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Recent Examples of patrolman
Investigators were able to determine that the video was made on the evening of April 26 in a Madison-area warehouse parking lot while Herman was working as a patrolman with the police department's Madison precinct, the release said.
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Nicole Young, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024
The office said that on Nov. 18, patrolmen from law enforcement saw the drones.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
According to the announcement, patrolmen from law enforcement saw the drones Monday night.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
While one officer arrested Michael Perez, who was in a back bedroom inside the home, another suspect, Raymond Perez, shot at the other patrolman, hitting him in the leg, Diaz said at the press conference.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
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Nicole Young, The Tennessean, 14 June 2024
The office said that on Nov. 18, patrolmen from law enforcement saw the drones.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
According to the announcement, patrolmen from law enforcement saw the drones Monday night.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
While one officer arrested Michael Perez, who was in a back bedroom inside the home, another suspect, Raymond Perez, shot at the other patrolman, hitting him in the leg, Diaz said at the press conference.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for patrolman
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As Aqua returned home, Clint called fellow policeman Ellis Stagger (Richard Armitage) in a frantic hurry, asking him to run an address search for Aqua and send it to him immediately.—
Yasmin Garaad,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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As the authorities prepared to reopen the hospital and journalists waited, gang opened fire, killing several journalists and a policeman, while wounding others.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 Jan. 2025
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Having been itching for some neighbors more along their wavelength, cop Danny (Scotsman Sam Heughan trying very hard to disguise his native accent), and yoga instructor Becka (Australian Jessica De Gouw allowed to use her own) waste little time in introducing themselves.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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Ex-Minneapolis cop J. Alexander Kueng, convicted of aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd, is scheduled to be released from federal prison today.—
Axios Twin Cities,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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The company recently tapped former Amazon executive Peter Hill as its chief technology officer.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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The incident was reported at around 12:35 p.m. local time on Tuesday, officers confirmed in the statement.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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One of the first images that spread widely from that day was of a police vehicle coming under machine-gun fire, an attack that injured a policeman and policewoman.—
Yaakov Lappin,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Oct. 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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Pic follows put-upon lawman John Dorsey (Roerig), who on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, posses up with a bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden (Zane) to hold outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers) hostage.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2025
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Elam took the same route at the same speed and stopped in the same places Pusser, the iconic Southern lawman, took on the night he and his wife were reportedly ambushed.—
Keith Sharon,
The Tennessean,
23 Feb. 2024
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Homicide detectives are investigating deaths at several locations, said Nicole Nishida, communications director for the Sheriff’s Department.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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As previously mentioned, detectives are re-examining the 2023 and 2024 cases as part of this broader investigation.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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Bobby Justice, a former constable who previously lived in Pikeville, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in 2018 for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone pills.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Dec. 2024
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The constable got into the duplex and found a man and woman dead inside.—
Jade Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
3 Dec. 2024
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The sheriff's office has not yet determined whether there was any history of domestic violence calls from the home.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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The sheriff confirmed Litton also went in June to an Adventist school in Chico under the pretense of enrolling a child.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Patrolman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patrolman. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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