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desk sergeant

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Noun1.desk sergeant - the police sergeant on duty in a police station
deskman, station keeper
police sergeant, sergeant - a lawman with the rank of sergeant
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THERE'S a scene in the movie "The Paper" where Michael Keaton, playing an editor for a New York City tabloid, manages to stroll past a desk sergeant and into a police station without even identifying himself.
Domain Registry Group Lacks Authority, Leadership by SALKOWSKI, JOE / Los Angeles Business Journal
Wyss had worked as a desk sergeant in the base's Security Police Office and left the Air Force on good terms the week before the slaying, which occurred about 90 minutes after Wyss left a going-away party in a base dormitory room.
BODY OF SLAYING SUSPECT FOUND IN ARIZONA DESERT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The desk sergeant on the line informs the chief that the mayor and her family have been taken hostage in their home during a bungled burglary attempt.
Tactical surveillance with a twist by Mattioli, Ronald P. / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
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