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a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
reported the crime to the local constable
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Recent Examples of constables
Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.
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Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
Agencies assisting included Tarrant County constables, police departments from Fort Worth and Forest Hill, and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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Doug Myers,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Harris County leaders worry a new law could leave them on the hook for higher costs by allowing constables to negotiate patrol contracts with neighborhood associations without approval.
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John Lomax V,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Jan. 2026
Texas law requires constables to become licensed peace officers with arresting authority within nine months of taking office.
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Tracey McManus,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
That law change came more than half a decade after a joint WAVE News and Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting investigation highlighted the lack of training and accountability for the state’s constables, including some who had criminal records of their own.
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Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Dec. 2025
The law required sheriffs and constables to execute those orders — and enslavers paid them for their efforts.
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Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
The range of salaries will be $143,400 for constables and $295,564 for District Attorney Phil Sorrells, a North Richland Hills Republican.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.
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Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
Agencies assisting included Tarrant County constables, police departments from Fort Worth and Forest Hill, and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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Doug Myers,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Harris County leaders worry a new law could leave them on the hook for higher costs by allowing constables to negotiate patrol contracts with neighborhood associations without approval.
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John Lomax V,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Jan. 2026
Texas law requires constables to become licensed peace officers with arresting authority within nine months of taking office.
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Tracey McManus,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
That law change came more than half a decade after a joint WAVE News and Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting investigation highlighted the lack of training and accountability for the state’s constables, including some who had criminal records of their own.
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Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Dec. 2025
The law required sheriffs and constables to execute those orders — and enslavers paid them for their efforts.
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Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
The range of salaries will be $143,400 for constables and $295,564 for District Attorney Phil Sorrells, a North Richland Hills Republican.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constables
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One of the stops captured in police body camera video shows local officers talking about targeting work vans for ICE — vehicles associated with construction, landscaping and other industries reliant on immigrant labor.
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California State Parks peace officers responded and searched the area with the help of a California Department of Fish and Wildlife warden and animal control officers.
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My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes.
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Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house.
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The victims were taken by medics to area hospitals, with four men, ages 73, 65, 58 and 49, listed as critical but stable and the others, whose ages range from 36 to 65, treated for minor injuries, cops said.
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Applying a three-part process, cops worked with Google to narrow down the list of suspects and eventually arrested Okello Chatrie, who had opted in to share his location with Google every few minutes.
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“Constables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constables. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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