desk sergeant


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Noun1.desk sergeant - the police sergeant on duty in a police station
police sergeant, sergeant - a lawman with the rank of sergeant
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When the cigar store is raided, he winks at the officer, familiar with his ground, and walks away immune, while you and I search among the Presidents for names, and among the stars for addresses to give the desk sergeant."
Plus there's Gillian Bevan, Carolyn Backhouse and Eric Richard, who played Desk Sergeant Bob Cryer in The Bill for 17 years.
The iconic series was still in full swing in 1973, although the ageing Dixon had been promoted to Desk Sergeant by then.
Second, ingratiate yourself with the desk sergeant; you will need his support when news of a mass murder comes in late at night.
At the police station, the desk sergeant asked Wrigley if Miss Parker looked like an Avon lady, and Wrigley nodded.
Eric Richard, who played desk sergeant Bob Cryer for 20 years, has a part in this summer's blockbuster hit movie Dunkirk
BOB GOES TO WAR Eric Richard, who played desk sergeant Bob Cryer for 20 years, has a part in this summer's blockbuster hit movie Dunkirk.
Desk Sergeant Samuel Drummond (Matthew Lewis) - His relationship with Reid's daughter, Mathilda, is cause for much amusement amongst his colleagues.
Interestingly, the murder victim was actually brought into the District last year but Desk Sergeant Platt doesn't remember her.  She feels guilty for not remembering who she is and not helping her last year.
The patrol supervisor (not the desk sergeant) holds the most important position on a Fort Polk law enforcement shift.