peace officer

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Recent Examples of peace officer Mejer was initially charged with child endangerment, accessory after the fact to a crime, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, loaning a motor vehicle to an unlicensed driver and providing false information to a peace officer. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026 The boy’s mother, 50-year-old Tommi Jo Mejer of Aliso Viejo, was later arrested and charged with felony child endangerment, being an accessory after the fact and several misdemeanors, including contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer. Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 1 May 2026 Mejer has also been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer, both misdemeanors, and an infraction for permitting an unlicensed minor under the age of 18 to drive a motor vehicle. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 May 2026 As recently as last week, Martinez declined to say whether anyone had been disciplined as a result of Patton’s death, citing state law that forbids the release of peace officer personnel files. Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peace officer
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Noun
  • Led by the Latino Caucus of California Counties, the committee supporting Ramirez recently got large donations from the city’s police officers labor union, the chamber of commerce and a union representing blue-collar city workers.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Four police officers, including Derek Chauvin, were sentenced to prison over Floyd's death.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • While Soto-Martínez supports expanding the city’s unarmed personnel program, Carlisle and Kendall would like to expand the police force.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio star in the story of competing undercover agents, with Damon’s Irish mobster embedding in the police force while Leo’s cop tries to infiltrate the crew of a powerful boss (Jack Nicholson).
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 23 May 2026

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“Peace officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peace%20officer. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

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