plainclothes officer
Example Sentences
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Bacari-Bronze O'Garro, better known as Mizzy, was detained on Friday morning by a plainclothes officer for allegedly breaching a criminal behaviour order.
From BBC • May 26, 2023
A plainclothes officer, James Sadler, also fired his weapon at Johnson, though he remains with the department, officials have said.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023
He was dressed to look like a plainclothes officer in the images captured by a surveillance camera.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022
The plainclothes officer was conducting surveillance around 7 p.m.
From Fox News • Sep. 4, 2019
The doors shut right in front of him, and Sergio was alone on the platform with what, he then realized, must be a plainclothes officer.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
