cop

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The company, which owned a fleet of Lamborghinis, Porsches and Bentleys, was run by a former officer who aspired to be more than just a patrol cop.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

But a bad cop in an easy situation can produce identical statistics to a good cop in a difficult one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Prapas Sornchaidee, of the Thai Air Force, said Cambodia -- which has pledged to stamp out scam operations before May -- should cop to their proliferation and elicit international support to combat them.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

In the other case, Hochman’s staff came closer to convicting a cop for an on-duty shooting than anyone else has in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

She imagined him describing her to some bored cop typing into a computer, and then the cop filing the report and then...nothing else happening.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix