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
Nanos, who is serving a second term as elected sheriff, approved broad access to his department during the show’s four months of production last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
They now had enough evidence to put before a sheriff who authorised a warrant to search his home and seize his devices.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Lamb is a celebrity sheriff in its truest, most American sense.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Rather than approaching it, the hunters returned to Fairfax and informed authorities, and a deputy sheriff and the town marshal went to investigate.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
I saw two officials in sheriffs uniforms, one of whom was from Nebraska.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Legislators could amend the state Constitution to make sheriffs appointed instead of elected — the same as police chiefs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 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
As one of the sheriffs on the tour said to me, “Generally, autopsies don’t lie.”
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
Once again he turned toward the jurors, swiveling the sheriffs report in their direction as if to suggest they read along with him despite their distance across the courtroom.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
