Coppers
Sergeant
Sergeant noun - Any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal.
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Cochran and most of the other coppers don't shed a tear and burst out laughing when they find out the ironic way the sergeant died.
Source: And There Was Much Rejoicing - In the Watch novels, the role is filled by the Watch's most senior and least effective coppers, dim-witted Sergeant Colon and kleptomaniac Gonk Corporal Nobbs.
Source: Plucky Comic Relief - Naturally George Dixon himself remains utterly incorruptable throughout... Written-In Infirmity: invoked Around halfway through the series run, Dixon was promoted to Sergeant and started spending more time behind a desk while younger coppers did the leg work.
Source: Series / Dixon of Dock Green
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