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Police officers on foot patrol were flagged down shortly before 12:30 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
During his time in Philadelphia from 2008 to 2016, Mr. Ramsey wanted cops to do foot patrol in the hot spots that he identified with the help of Temple University criminologists.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Greater Manchester Police said some of its officers on foot patrol had also "came across" the "rare pink pigeon in the town centre".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2023
On September 8, 2009, Meyer was pulling security while other U.S. forces went on a foot patrol that was attacked by over 50 enemy fighters.
From Fox News ● Sep. 10, 2021
Nineteen-year-old Sergeant Claude Van Andel, experienced in the jungle, volunteered to “walk point” and took the lead position of the foot patrol.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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