constable
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The Portadown Orangemen want to overturn the Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant's intervention on Friday night, which came after he received advice from the chief constable.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
"But it seemed to me that the real threat was, precisely as the chief constable had outlined, I couldn't see how the procession could take place."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Andrew's lawyers have used a judicial review to challenge the actions of the force's chief constable and the Central Criminal Court.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
He was a detective constable and lead investigator in the case of two-year-old Ethan Ives-Griffiths, whose grandparents were jailed for murder last year, and has given evidence in other high-profile murder trials in north Wales.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The constable advanced on the wagon, his cudgel held cautiously at his side.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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
It also called for a new sergeant qualification to replace an "outdated" exam currently passed by fewer than half of candidates, as well as "urgent action to build a credible pipeline of future chief constables".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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 mayor and the constables got Garrison away from the crowd and finally lodged him in the Leverett Street Jail for safety.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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