Noun if you are ever lost, find the nearest officer and ask for help an officer of the court
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The blogger said an officer blocked him from recording a 2019 traffic stop. Bob Christie, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 Abdel advises the police to calm matters by quickly finding Idir’s killers; Karim, hoping to force the police into handing over the suspects, captures and holds hostage an officer named Jérôme (Anthony Bajon). Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2022 An officer who helped McMullen out of the car could smell alcohol on her breath and her speech was slurred, the charges said. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 The team would not replace the police department’s Mobile Crisis Assistant Teams (MCAT), which consist of an officer trained on crisis intervention and a clinician who respond to certain situations. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 Schroen worked for the CIA as an operations officer and contractor for more than 50 years before dying Aug. 1 after complications from a fall outside their Alexandria home. Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Phillips, an army officer, was a commoner who declined to receive a royal title; Anne also declined her mother's offer to give titles to Peter and Zara. Cnn Staff, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 However, an arriving officer was unable to locate the suspect. John Benson, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 The Prosecution Objects Deputy District Attorney Tricia Halstead pointed out that the afternoon session lasted less than an hour and consisted of an investigating officer describing her training and the playing of surveillance footage without audio.Fox News, 6 Sep. 2022
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The settlement also includes police reforms in Greensboro and the surrounding areas including revisions to Use of Force policies and officer mental health training. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2022 Dash belonged to officer Jeff Schank, McCubbin said. Ana Alvarez Brinez, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022 Their behavior — like moving quickly or not listening to officer commands — could make officers fearful. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021 The Southern Methodist University Police Department has given a meritorious conduct award to officer Shara Watson who assisted a man who had been struck by a vehicle on Central Expressway in Richardson. Teri Webster, Dallas News, 28 June 2021 What happened when Jane Doe came forward to police Jane Doe came forward to Milwaukee police in July 2019 and reported to officer Zachary Thoms that Haywood had drugged and raped her five years earlier and recorded it. Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2020 The county officers on scene were Deputy Sheriff’s Hammond and Lestock of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Services Division. Paula Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2020 Police have identified the man who officers shot and killed outside ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital on April 15 as Randy S. Ashland, 58. Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2020 The incident highlights the challenges that officers face when responding to drag racing in the city with an understaffed police department. Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, "servant, agent, holder of a civil or ecclesiastical post," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin officiārius, from Latin officium "duty, office" + -ārius-er entry 2