detective
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Shabnam Chaudri, a former senior Met detective with 30 years' experience, rejected the idea anti-racism training could account for how officers responded the night Henry Nowak was killed.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
His latest role is as a former cop turned private detective in Peacock’s new crime thriller, “M.I.A.,” streaming now.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
"I don't think she ever thought this would catch up with her," the detective added.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Philippe Briggs, a recently retired Los Angeles police detective and former Army reservist, said he paid $25,000 for the 99-year lease on his windowless bunker six or seven years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
In 1911, this sort of counterintuitive brilliance was expected of both thief and detective.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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