sheriff

A vague sense that the sheriff is “always in the news” for something good was part of what drove Rafael Nolasco to support his candidacy for a second term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The sheriff said those 20 recommendations were "comprehensive and wide-ranging", addressing all the ways in which railway safety could be improved in response to what happened.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

County Board of Supervisors took drastic measures to try to rein in Villanueva’s behavior while he was sheriff, including voting to investigate the department’s activities and freezing millions of dollars in funding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

A train derailment which resulted in the deaths of three men could have been avoided if a drain had been built correctly, a sheriff has concluded.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The picture wobbled, then switched abruptly to a lean, white-haired man in a cowboy hat who the caption informed us was Dick Postonkill, Hampden County sheriff.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Tran is endorsed by the unions for Orange and Los Angeles counties’ deputy sheriffs, the International Assn. of Fire Fighters, the California Federation of Labor Unions and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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

And whether or not he knew it, it also made him a representative of the community of constitutional sheriffs.

From Slate ● Jul. 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

The library is to the left, the Delaware county courthouse and sheriffs office are to the right.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George