constabulary
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"I hope that our case will highlight failings within the constabulary and the chief constable will ensure that this never happens again."
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
He added: "I believe the school tried to use the police to close down legitimate inquiries, and for some reason the constabulary played along."
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025
"Molly Bury's behaviour fell way below what the constabulary expects and what the public would expect of a serving police officer."
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
"The most notable of these was the way the constabulary released personal information about Nicola which was avoidable and unnecessary," he said.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2023
The constabulary fails to quell the mob— Rowdy mob.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 4th 1893 by Various
Brown told the BBC last week that he had "submitted a five-page memorandum to the Metropolitan, Surrey, Sussex Thames Valley and other relevant UK police constabularies".
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
"Changes need to be made across the board in all constabularies nationally," said Mr Spinks.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2022
The Guardian approached the remaining police forces in England and Wales, as well as constabularies in Scotland and Northern Ireland, none of whom are currently investigating allegations, fresh or historical, into Heath.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2015
Police commissioners were invented by the current government with the admirable motive of making constabularies accountable to their local communities.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2014
These laws appear based upon the idea of common good, and to have been supported by the "posse comitatus" before standing armies or state constabularies were formed.
From Landholding in England by Joseph Fisher
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