sheriff
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The sheriff could not be reached by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Bessent praised Warsh earlier this year as a “new sheriff in town.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“I was elected by the people of Rensselaer County to serve as their sheriff and to make the difficult decisions on how we keep this county safe,” Bourgault said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The sheriff acknowledged the problem and devoted substantial additional resources, including new processing software and additional personnel, to cutting waiting times dramatically.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
As a former deputy sheriff in the wild Badlands of the Dakota Territory, Roosevelt, however, believed that killing Julio was justified.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
Five West Texas sheriffs likewise wrote to federal officials saying advanced surveillance technology would be better suited to stopping undocumented migration in the rugged terrain.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
And whether or not he knew it, it also made him a representative of the community of constitutional sheriffs.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
I saw two officials in sheriffs uniforms, one of whom was from Nebraska.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Separately, Bonta’s office filed its own action, with that issue of constitutional sheriffs front and center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
“You’re making a sheriffs investigation, don't change anything a-tall.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
