police commissioner

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police commissioner

A government offical in charge of a police department.

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police commissioner - a civil commissioner appointed to supervise the duties and discipline of the police

commissioner - a government administrator

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Another mayor, and the right kind, means new police commissioners; new police commissioners means new chief of police; new chief of police.

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ANTHONY BEAUMONT, Coulby Newham | | | WITH the new Police Commissioner taking office, concern has been raised by businesses in the Eston Community about possible police resources being taken away from our own communities and local shopping centres to be used to police the large supermarkets and large shopping outlets in the area for the Christmas period.

We need more PCs; Your say

How can we have all these cuts and yet we have a police commissioner.

'Waste of time and money during cutbacks'

The post of North Wales Police Commissioner is a powerful one.

Vital role of the police commissioner; LETTERS

Why do we need a police commissioner when in the main we have a fantastic police force here in Liverpool?

Just how can I vote? You Say Email:letters@liverpoolecho.co.uk

Are any of you going to elect and pay for an elected police commissioner we have never had nor wanted before?

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Mumbai: Mumbai's Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh has clipped the wings of controversial hockey stick-wielding police officer Vasant Dhoble who had proved to be a nightmare for the city's late-night party-goers, by transferring him as an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for Vakola area in north-west Mumbai.

Moral policeman transferred to low-key post

LABOUR heavyweight Lord John Prescott was in combative mood as he hit the campaign trail backing the party's police commissioner candidate.

Prescott: I wouldn't put G4S in charge of my cat Birmingham

I have not the slightest interest in being either an elected mayor or a police commissioner, no doubt to the great relief of many of the citizens of Newcastle," added the peer.

Big guns clash over elected mayors

These are not words you would often use in the same sentence - except perhaps if 'the Police Commissioner has arrested Katie Price for crimes against fashion'.

Long arm of the Jor

Fortunately, on Wednesday Police Commissioner Alan Skobin used a loophole to grant the protest a permit - classifying it as a ``parade,'' which only requires one commissioner's approval.

EDITORIAL FREE SPEECH IN L.A.? POLICE COMMISSION TRAMPLES ON PROTESTERS' RIGHTS

The mayor was flanked by Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta and other officials from the two departments at the press conference.