constable
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But Sue Sim, former chief constable of Northumbria Police, called for the 2022 document to be withdrawn and rewritten.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Chief constable Gavin Stephens, chair of the NPCC, added the online sphere had become "something of a wild west" in which law and regulation had "failed to keep up with the pace of technology".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
After leaving the Met, he became a volunteer constable for City of London Police.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Peter Wai, a British border force officer and police constable, helped with information-gathering and surveillance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Then the constable yawned deeply and said, “You ready to tell me how long this is going to take? How far we got to go?”
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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