constable
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The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, Sir Stephen Watson, is due to speak at the memorial event.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The assistant chief constable added that officers were now subject to annual integrity testing and routine re-vetting.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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 chief constable of Thames Valley Police says he will consider joining legal action to block the release of two of PC Andrew Harper's killers.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The local constable would see to it that she did not run away.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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
It will be made up of an inspector, three sergeants and 45 constables.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
The constables returned him in an iron cage made by one of their cousins.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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