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there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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In July 2021, Duran — a parolee at the time — evaded a police officer after being involved in a hit-and-run.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
During the protests Monday, University of Michigan police officers and some Michigan State Police troopers quietly observed from vehicles around the Diag at a distance.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
In a Washington war room, Columbia’s president, Nemat Shafik, decided to call police officers to arrest protesting students.
—Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The rioting injured 51 police officers and damaged 104 police vehicles, officials said.
—Rod McGuirk, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
At Yale, university and New Haven police officers removed the protesters camped outside the Schwarzman Center on Monday and blocked entry to Beinecke Plaza.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2024
Violence in Haiti The boat’s arrival comes a month after Gov. Ron DeSantis sent state police officers and Florida National Guard soldiers to South Florida and the Keys in anticipation of a surge in migration from Haiti in the midst of ongoing gang violence and political turmoil in that country.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
The interview debuted Newsom’s new political advertisement, in which two young women drive toward the Alabama state line and are stopped by a police officer who asks the driver to take a pregnancy test.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 21 Apr. 2024
Henderson locals applauded the bravery of the police officers in the Facebook video's comments section.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
During the protests Monday, University of Michigan police officers and some Michigan State Police troopers quietly observed from vehicles around the Diag at a distance.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
In a Washington war room, Columbia’s president, Nemat Shafik, decided to call police officers to arrest protesting students.
—Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The rioting injured 51 police officers and damaged 104 police vehicles, officials said.
—Rod McGuirk, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
At Yale, university and New Haven police officers removed the protesters camped outside the Schwarzman Center on Monday and blocked entry to Beinecke Plaza.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2024
Violence in Haiti The boat’s arrival comes a month after Gov. Ron DeSantis sent state police officers and Florida National Guard soldiers to South Florida and the Keys in anticipation of a surge in migration from Haiti in the midst of ongoing gang violence and political turmoil in that country.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
The interview debuted Newsom’s new political advertisement, in which two young women drive toward the Alabama state line and are stopped by a police officer who asks the driver to take a pregnancy test.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 21 Apr. 2024
Henderson locals applauded the bravery of the police officers in the Facebook video's comments section.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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