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Some members of the group have been patrolling streets in immigrant communities across Southern California for federal agents, following them and recording them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

Capitol Police officers have been patrolling around state government buildings in and near downtown, and the Jackson Police Department patrols the entire city.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Since 2017, local residents trained as wardens have been patrolling the dense virgin forest of this location in St Vincent and the Grenadines, on call 24/7 in the event of an intruder.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2022

Chechen soldiers loyal to Moscow arrived recently and have been patrolling in groups of about 20, the agency says.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Bears, wolves, and hyenas are also common, to say nothing of jackals, which, judging from the row they made that night, must have been patrolling the streets of the village in hundreds.

From A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán by De Windt, Harry