Yap.Town

пристав

police officer, bailiff

p rʲ ɪ s t a f
при movement toward or attachment; bringing into a state + став to put, place, set
noun · singular masculine, nominative Rare #51,184
police officer, bailiff In these contexts, an old-fashioned title for a local law-enforcement official; the exact role varied by place and period.
RU: Пристав постучал в дверь.
EN: The police officer knocked on the door.

Я городской пристав Истпорта.

I'm the town bailiff of Eastport.

«На этот раз не уйдёшь »,— объявил пристав.

“You won’t get away this time,” the bailiff declared.

Готово, господин пристав.

It's done, Mr. Bailiff.

— Dersu Uzala (1975)

Sounds similar to

пристал p rʲ ɪ s t a ɫ