patrol
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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
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
Residents, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspected militants arrived at the schools on motorcycles shortly after troops on patrol left the town.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Sergei Ognerubov, who runs a registered patrol group in St Petersburg, says he has permitted Russkaya Obshina members to join his organisation, but criticises the wider movement for being unregulated and unofficial.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
No border patrol will stop me from leaving.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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