constabulary
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Det Supt Haskins said while the teenagers - who were unknown to them - tried to evade the police, they used "all the powers and the force of the constabulary" to catch them.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024
Couzens, 51, joined Kent Police as a special constable in 2002 and became an officer with the Civil Nuclear constabulary in 2011.
From BBC • Feb. 29, 2024
The custom dates back more than 150 years, but was stopped in 1909 by the local constabulary, which saw the "straw bears" as a form of "cadging", or begging, for rewards.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024
Scotland's chief inspector of constabulary has called for a strategic whole system review of mental health services.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023
"I have her—and the dinero—and a constabulary inspector," he answered evasively.
From Caybigan by Hopper, James
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