officers

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The footage showed officers turning him on to his side, handcuffing his hands behind his back and telling him he was under arrest.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Chemezov has been a close Putin ally since the 1980s, when they worked together as KGB officers in what was then East Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

West Valley area patrol officers responded to an emergency call in a residential neighborhood of Tarzana.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Right on cue, military officers loyal to Khrushchev charged in, shouting, “Hands up!”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin