police reporter
noun
: a reporter regularly assigned to cover police news (such as crimes and arrests)
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An El Paso police reporter got through to Nuzum and published a story about the arrest.
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Miami Herald police reporter Milena Malaver contributed to this report.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Feinstein joined the Post in 1977 as a night police reporter but soon found his groove in the sports department.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
After graduating from Duke University in 1977, Feinstein joined the Post as a night police reporter that year, covered courts and politics, too, before joining the sports department.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Miami Herald police reporter Milena Malaver contributed to this report.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
Feinstein joined the Post in 1977 as a night police reporter but soon found his groove in the sports department.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
After graduating from Duke University in 1977, Feinstein joined the Post as a night police reporter that year, covered courts and politics, too, before joining the sports department.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Police reporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20reporter. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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