constable
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Speaking in response to the BBC's investigation into motorbike crime, Onn says she will be requesting a meeting with the chief constable of Humberside Police.
From BBC • May 20, 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
He was found guilty at the Court of Appeal in November – the first time a chief constable has received such a sanction – and ordered to pay a fine and costs totalling nearly £300,000.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
John Hamilton, who worked as a detective constable in Northumbria Police's child abuse and sexual offences unit, was assigned to a case involving the girl.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
He held it up like a boy holding a stick of rock or a constable with his truncheon, looked at it, nibbled its tail.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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