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there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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The city's financial outlook was downgraded in November after residents approved propositions that require Dallas to hire hundreds more police officers and allow people to sue city government officials who don't follow the City Charter, city ordinances or state law.
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
National Guard military police are assisting local police officers and the California Highway Patrol with both checkpoints and roving patrols in the evacuation areas.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
As word has spread of what Columbus is doing, the department has begun to train police officers from other cities in crowd management.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
The rickshaw also carried police officers assigned to protect polio workers.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
National Guard military police are assisting local police officers and the California Highway Patrol with both checkpoints and roving patrols in the evacuation areas.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
As word has spread of what Columbus is doing, the department has begun to train police officers from other cities in crowd management.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
The rickshaw also carried police officers assigned to protect polio workers.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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