constable
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Special constable Jack Warner is part of a team targeting rural areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Assistant chief constable Julie Dean said: "We will not stand by and allow violence to take place, whether that is directed towards members of the public, local residents or police officers carrying out their duties."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Stuart Hooper, an assistant chief constable at Essex Police, says it has been an "incredibly challenging" period for the force.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Prior to this, he was the assistant chief constable of Humberside Police.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
I doubted very much that he was out half that, but I certainly didn’t want trouble with the constable.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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
"I think at the moment, there are eight former or serving chief constables who are either under disciplinary action or awaiting the result," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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
Another group of constables armed with rifles formed a cordon around the crowd.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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