un policier or un gendarme (the latter being a countryside policeman)
la Police - la Gendarmerie
La police is the french word for police.
prefet de police
The root word of "police" is from the French word "police," which originally meant "public order" and "government."
Un inspecteur de police.
police (la police) There are also a bunch of slang words for the police too, just like in America
Slang for police - cop
The word you're looking for is likely "flic," which is a slang term for a French police officer.
If you are looking for a six letter word for a cross word puzzle it is SURETE, or Police Judicaire
"Flic" is a colloquial term in French that is often used to refer to a police officer. It is derived from the slang word "flicaille," which also means police.
1. a police surveillance of an area, house, or criminal suspect: une planque (police jargon), une surveillance 2. an area or house kept under such surveillance: un objectif, une cible (both somewhat police slang) [English definitions are from Dictionary.com]
'une unité d'investigation / un groupe d'investigation'
A gendarme is a French Police Officer.