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a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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Recent Examples of policeman
The arrest comes less than a week after the arrest of another Indianapolis officer and marks a growing number of policemen taken into custody this year.
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Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
In a separate incident over the weekend, a gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli Embassy in neighboring Jordan.
—Abby Vervaeke, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024
Procrastinating his one shopping task until the 11th hour, Howard spends Christmas Eve on a zany citywide hunt for the impossible-to-find Turbo Man action figure his son (Jake Lloyd) wants — and no amount of mall Santas, policemen or rival dads (Sinbad) can get in his way.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
A day later, the militants detonated a car bomb near a police station in Jenin, wounding three Palestinian policemen and two civilians.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 15 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
In a separate incident over the weekend, a gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli Embassy in neighboring Jordan.
—Abby Vervaeke, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024
Procrastinating his one shopping task until the 11th hour, Howard spends Christmas Eve on a zany citywide hunt for the impossible-to-find Turbo Man action figure his son (Jake Lloyd) wants — and no amount of mall Santas, policemen or rival dads (Sinbad) can get in his way.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
A day later, the militants detonated a car bomb near a police station in Jenin, wounding three Palestinian policemen and two civilians.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 15 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for policeman
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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 British Retail Consortium (BRC) said Wednesday that a survey of 52 chief financial officers revealed that 67% would respond to the increase the U.K.'s national insurance (NI) payroll tax by raising prices.Robert Olsen, Forbes, 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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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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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policeman. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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