police reporter
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noun
a news reporter assigned to cover a police department for newsworthy events.
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Origin of police reporter
First recorded in 1825–35
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
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Historical Examples of police reporter
His berth as police-reporter meant a constantly active and unsettled existence.
The Exploits of JuvePierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain
I could feel everything to be just as it was—my experience as a police-reporter gave verisimilitude to the least detail.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2Elizabeth Bisland