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He is paired with Barbara Havers (Barclay), a sergeant with a maverick attitude and a working-class background.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
Hours earlier, Felder, a sergeant with the Army’s Old Guard ceremonial unit, had been at a job interview in Washington, D.C. when a gunman fired on President John F. Kennedy’s limousine in Dallas.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
The detective approached Becker and identified himself as an on-duty Indianapolis Metropolitan Police sergeant.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
According to the affidavit, Anthony joined the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in 2006 and retired as a sergeant from the agency in August of this year.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
Hours earlier, Felder, a sergeant with the Army’s Old Guard ceremonial unit, had been at a job interview in Washington, D.C. when a gunman fired on President John F. Kennedy’s limousine in Dallas.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
The detective approached Becker and identified himself as an on-duty Indianapolis Metropolitan Police sergeant.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
According to the affidavit, Anthony joined the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in 2006 and retired as a sergeant from the agency in August of this year.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Sergeant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sergeant. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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