police reporter

noun

1. a news reporter assigned to cover a police department for newsworthy events.

Word History and Origins

Origin of police reporter¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

In Carr’s best-known book, “The Alienist,” John Schuyler Moore is a New York Times police reporter in 1890s Manhattan who helps investigate a series of vicious murders of adolescent boys.

From Seattle Times

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

From New York Times

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

From New York Times

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

From New York Times

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

From New York Times