constable
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The assistant chief constable added that officers were now subject to annual integrity testing and routine re-vetting.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
He was chosen to lead Staffordshire Police after the retirement of the previous chief constable in 2021.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council's DEI committee, chief constable Rachel Kearton, told the paper that "understanding the communities we serve" is essential.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The assistant chief constable insisted the vetting landscape in Police Scotland is "markedly different" to when Greer joined Strathclyde Police in 2009, and that Greer would not pass vetting checks today.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
All 43 chief constables in England and Wales are urging Burnham to establish an "additional public protection safeguard" in cases involving violent and dangerous offenders.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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
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
A further three police constables are being investigated for potential misconduct in relation to alleged failures to challenge the conduct of the other officers and their treatment of the boy.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 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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