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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

Example Sentences

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Anthony began his newspaper journalism career at the Poughkeepsie Journal in New York, where, after turns as a police reporter, music writer, assistant city editor and features editor, he led the newsroom’s efforts in data journalism as its first technology editor.

From The Wall Street Journal

His research experience as a sociologist had led him to the pioneering photographs of Jacob Riis, a police reporter for the New York Tribune.

From Los Angeles Times

Michael Connelly, a former Los Angeles Times police reporter who became an author of acclaimed crime novels, said he came to think of Wambaugh as a mentor 25 years before actually meeting him and becoming his friend.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From New York Times

Schieffer, was a 26-year-old police reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram at the time.

From Los Angeles Times