sheriff
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“The sheriff evacuated 60,000 people out of a portion of Spokane in a matter of two hours without injury or accident,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The notes were addressed to Savannah Guthrie and the Guthrie family, and sent to a local TV station in Tucson, Arizona, in the days after Nancy Guthrie disappeared, according to the sheriff.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Lamb doesn’t describe himself as a constitutional sheriff.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Among others patrolling the pool was a deputy sheriff from Sarpy County, Neb., who said he was among the law-enforcement volunteers in the nation’s capital for celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The sheriff and the general manager of the Nesci Brothers are standing beside the menagerie tent, shaking hands and smiling.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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He points to a reduction in crime for the county during his term and says he brought stability after a series of one-term sheriffs since 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
In the immediate term, America needs the equivalent of those retired cops and off-duty sheriffs from 1976—principled leaders who step up as a stopgap for the most urgent challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
It is worth noting that, in an era notorious for racist Southern sheriffs, Pusser policed a town that was almost entirely white and was not himself particularly known for racism.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
Allen peppered me with a running commentary on the TBI investigation and his view of the corrupt nature of sheriffs, especially in Pusser’s day.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
Although Roosevelt was accepted as a friend, fellow cowboy, and, ultimately, the sheriffs deputy, he never completely severed his ties to New York or politics.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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