constable
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Daniel Cartwright, who is a police constable at Bedfordshire Police and was off-duty at the time, was later charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
PCCs are elected officials who set the priorities of a police force, appoint a chief constable and hold them to account.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
"The bravest boys in Britain" is how the Daily Star describes the sons of police constable Matthew Blades, who was killed in the A66 fatal crash.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Rikki Hall, 33, from Swansea and who worked as a constable for South Wales Police, attended Bristol Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The constable was fat, and he was sleepy.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
The Police Federation represents more than 145,000 rank-and-file officers, up to and including the rank of chief inspector as well as special constables.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Long before modern professional police forces, public order depended on watches, constables, alarms, and forms of compelled or expected community response.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Badat worked on a challenge to DeSoto County districts that were used for the county’s board of supervisors, school board, election commission, county constables and their judges.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
Two detective constables are also being investigated at misconduct level.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
One of the constables got in the driver’s seat.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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