patrolman
noun
pa·trol·man
pə-ˈtrōl-mən 
: one who patrols
especially
: a police officer assigned to a beat
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The Tamir Rice Foundation was established by Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir, after the murder of her son by Timothy Loehmann, a patrolman with the Cleveland Division of Police, in 2014.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
Initially, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said patrolmen from law enforcement saw the drones.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Police believe Johnson was shot around 2 p.m. While a patrolman was writing a report at the Gary Police Station, 555 Polk St., a man who matched the one seen on the video walked by him and a colleague.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Even though his father was a former patrolman, court papers say, the business was often extorted by a local gang called Barrio 18, which eventually began a campaign of threats and violence against the family.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
Initially, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said patrolmen from law enforcement saw the drones.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Police believe Johnson was shot around 2 p.m. While a patrolman was writing a report at the Gary Police Station, 555 Polk St., a man who matched the one seen on the video walked by him and a colleague.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Even though his father was a former patrolman, court papers say, the business was often extorted by a local gang called Barrio 18, which eventually began a campaign of threats and violence against the family.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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patrolman
noun
pa·trol·man
pə-ˈtrōl-mən
: a police officer who has a regular beat
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