patrol
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Detectives responded to the home in the 16000 block of Londelius Street shortly after patrol officers from the Devonshire Division and immediately began examining the crime scene along with forensic technicians.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
When the call was upgraded, a patrol car with two officers was sent to the mother’s home.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
That’s the citizens air patrol formed in Miami in 1991 to assist Cuban refugees in the Florida Straits.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Today, camouflaged National Guard troops patrol Uruapan with rifles nestled, or cruise the streets in pickup trucks mounted with machine guns.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Was it the first warning of a cavalry patrol in hot pursuit?
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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