constable
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Robert France, temporary deputy chief constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary, apologised for arresting Nowak in the moments before he died.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Peter Wai, a British border force officer and police constable, helped with information-gathering and surveillance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
John Hamilton, who worked as a detective constable in Northumbria Police's child abuse and sexual offences unit, was assigned to a case involving the girl.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Sometimes a junior constable walked into the frame and saluted her.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Later, the constable looked at it as well, but the man was clearly out of his depth, and was looking because he felt he should rather than because he knew what to look for.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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