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there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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The pro-Palestinian demonstrators were met by a handful of counter protestors who held an Israeli flag and American flag, while several police officers on horses were also positioned in the middle of the street.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump issued full and unconditional pardons Wednesday to two Washington, D.C., police officers who were convicted for their roles in a deadly chase of a young man on a moped in 2020 and subsequent cover-up, a case that led to protests in the nation’s capital.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
Popular on Variety After Essex police officers break up a peaceful protest about an offensive speaker appearing on campus, Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) leads a group of students in destroying the school’s internet servers to cut off the speaker’s livestream.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The president pardoned, commuted the prison sentences of or ordered the dismissal of charges for those convicted in nearly 1,600 riot cases, including for people convicted of assaulting police officers.
—Michael Kunzelman and Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump issued full and unconditional pardons Wednesday to two Washington, D.C., police officers who were convicted for their roles in a deadly chase of a young man on a moped in 2020 and subsequent cover-up, a case that led to protests in the nation’s capital.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
Popular on Variety After Essex police officers break up a peaceful protest about an offensive speaker appearing on campus, Kimberly (Pauline Chalamet) leads a group of students in destroying the school’s internet servers to cut off the speaker’s livestream.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The president pardoned, commuted the prison sentences of or ordered the dismissal of charges for those convicted in nearly 1,600 riot cases, including for people convicted of assaulting police officers.
—Michael Kunzelman and Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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