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there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Outside, police officers in protective gear and holding shields entered the supermarket from an entrance covered by a piece of plastic, according to local media footage.
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Junko Ogura, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Crime was abundant there, as were drug dealers and prostitutes, said Max Seifert, a former Kansas City police officer who graduated from the police academy with Golubski in 1975.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
The venue hosted meetings of groups like the National Temperance League, police officers and religious factions from across the empire.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
An Akron police officer fatally shot an armed man on Thanksgiving night after responding to nearby gunfire, Ohio authorities have reported.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Junko Ogura, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Crime was abundant there, as were drug dealers and prostitutes, said Max Seifert, a former Kansas City police officer who graduated from the police academy with Golubski in 1975.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
The venue hosted meetings of groups like the National Temperance League, police officers and religious factions from across the empire.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
An Akron police officer fatally shot an armed man on Thanksgiving night after responding to nearby gunfire, Ohio authorities have reported.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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