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special constable

British  

noun

  1. a person recruited for temporary or occasional police duties, esp in time of emergency

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One of the individuals has been identified as David Soffer, a Met Police special constable, as first reported by Declassified UK then confirmed by the BBC.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

In February a special constable with Nottinghamshire Police was sacked for viewing bodycam footage showing the aftermath of the attacks.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024

A special constable is a volunteer position helping ensure public safety.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024

Couzens, 51, joined Kent Police as a special constable in 2002 and became an officer with the Civil Nuclear constabulary in 2011.

From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024

The future emperor, it appears, did at one time officiate as an English police officer, but it was only for the space of two months, and then as special constable at some Chartist meetings.

From Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 by William Walton

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