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In their sector on a long beach near Boulogne, four French gendarmes, masked and wearing green camouflage uniforms, stopped their foot patrol.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023
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
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
The 2019 attack on Spencer Deehring and Tristan Perry inspired a rally at the Capitol and the creation of a citizens’ foot patrol, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
Unfortunately Professor Ghering and his Survivalist cronies thought they were smarter than the average foot patrol.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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