sheriff
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Those agencies include state police, county sheriff and local police departments, state wildlife agencies and even state auditors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Now, Luna is the one defending his record as sheriff over the last four years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Former Long Beach Police chief Robert Luna came out of retirement to run for sheriff in 2022, promising to turn around a department that had veered off course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Later, in 2017 and 2018, he served as sheriff of Macon County in central Illinois, a post that came after serving as an auxiliary deputy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Of solving the cases, he said, “It is a big doings and the sheriff and a few men couldn’t do it. It takes the government to do it.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
I’m sure that will be very popular with other sheriffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
I saw two officials in sheriffs uniforms, one of whom was from Nebraska.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Back in the 13th Century, there was a law that said local sheriffs should not receive "for favour borne to such misdoers".
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Lavadie, pacing around the sheriffs living room, shook his head nervously.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
