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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

The author and former Los Angeles Times police reporter has just started work on a spinoff that will premiere at an unannounced date on Amazon’s free streaming service, IMDb TV.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2021

He was the night police reporter; she was a copy editor.

From Washington Post Nov. 23, 2020

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

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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