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Recent Examples of bluecoatJackson wasn’t an overnight success: Her ingenue years, after winning a scholarship to RADA, were spent in repertory theater, assorted waitressing and retail jobs, and even as a bluecoat (a kind of performing steward) at a Welsh holiday resort.—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 June 2023
Another woman was arrested after allegedly assaulting an officer, too.
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Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
Hundreds of law enforcement officers at the local, state and federal level spent nearly two weeks searching for Hardin, using dogs, drones and aircraft, at times hampered by severe weather.
The body camera footage shows the interaction between two policemen and the 17-year-old who later died.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
His mood wavers between disgust and disdain, and his people skills were not improved by nearly dying in an ambush that left one policeman dead and Morck’s partner, Detective Sergeant Hardy (Jamie Sives), in a wheelchair.
A number of state troopers arrived by bus at Alamo Plaza this evening and were walking the area.
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NBC News,
NBC news,
12 June 2025
On Monday night, DPS troopers deployed tear gas to disperse protesters outside the J.J. Pickle Federal Building, which is currently being used as an ICE processing facility.
French gendarmes have been busy policing crypto crimes, but these aren't the usual financial schemes, cons, and HODL!
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ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
The defense also raised concerns about witness tampering, after private communications appeared to show Vatican gendarmes and prosecutors working to pressure a key witness.
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