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police reporter

American  

noun

  1. a news reporter assigned to cover a police department for newsworthy events.


Etymology

Origin of police reporter

First recorded in 1825–35

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Quinones is an excellent police reporter, and his storytelling is strong.

From Salon Feb. 24, 2022

To tell you one story, back when I was a police reporter, I remember going to the Mall and talking to this one couple from somewhere like Kentucky.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2020

After graduating from Harvard in 1965, where he wrote for and edited the daily Crimson, he became night police reporter at the Oregonian.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2020

I was the night police reporter at The Washington Post, and I moonlighted writing for sports.

From Washington Post Jan. 26, 2020

While I was studying to be an anthropologist, I was also working as a police reporter for the famous Chicago City News Bureau for twenty-eight dollars a week.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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