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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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He was previously a U.K. correspondent in London and a police reporter in New York.

From New York Times Jan. 9, 2024

Quinones is an excellent police reporter, and his storytelling is strong.

From Salon Feb. 24, 2022

His cover letters emphasized that he wanted to be a police reporter.

From Washington Post Nov. 23, 2021

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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