chief of police

noun phrase

: the head of the police department

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Rick Smith retired as chief of police in April 2022 amid criticism over how his department policed the city’s Black residents. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025 During a press conference on Monday night, a reporter asked Madison’s chief of police, Shon Barnes, about Rupnow’s gender identity. Abby Monteil, Them, 17 Dec. 2024 Joseph Orlando, the chief of police in Florham Park, New Jersey, said in a statement on Dec. 4. Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 Jeffery Carroll, executive assistant chief of police at MPD, testified Wednesday that as soon as Tarrio became the suspect in a criminal investigation, Lamond should have passed those communications along to prosecutors and maintained his records. Ella Lee, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chief of police 

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“Chief of police.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20police. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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