constable
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However, new Essex Police chief constable Rachel Nolan said crime linked to the large asylum accommodation in the county was "very low".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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 assistant chief constable added that officers were now subject to annual integrity testing and routine re-vetting.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The former constable gave chase until he was ordered to stop and remain where he was.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Both the mayor and the constable turned tail and ran, their eyes white and wild as startled horses’.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
All 43 chief constables in England and Wales are urging Burnham to establish an "additional public protection safeguard" in cases involving violent and dangerous offenders.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Chief constables have also recently announced that all forces will introduce mandatory recording of police officer suicides.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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
It must have been about this time that a Humber stopped outside the house and two police inspectors and two constables were shown in.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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