patrol
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His body was found inside the unlocked SUV three days later when Wenrick told the fleet maintenance crew to take the patrol cars to be washed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
In Rehoboth Beach, Del., Beach patrol captain Jeff Giles said the shades were simply taking up too much space on the town’s relatively narrow swaths of sand.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
“Our patrol staffing levels are at historically low levels, which have skyrocketed response times to all-time highs,” Wilson said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Sergei Ognerubov, who runs a registered patrol group in St Petersburg, says he has permitted Russkaya Obshina members to join his organisation, but criticises the wider movement for being unregulated and unofficial.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
A Patriot guerrilla force called the Green Boys watched over the area—and at least once ambushed a Hessian patrol.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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