sheriff
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Dan has been re-elected sheriff in “West of Loveland,” the most expansive book in the series since the debut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Should the matter proceed to litigation, a central question will be whether Bianco was acting within the scope of his duties as sheriff when he seized the ballots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Pishko explains the story of Aaron Spencer, a 38-year-old Army veteran who was nearly put on trial for murdering a man but is now running for local sheriff.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
In neighbouring Alabama, a sheriff was injured when a tree fell on him as he was responding to a car crash.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
I almost feel like I have to solve the mystery myself, just to get the sheriff off my back.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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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
Security at Mar-a-Lago is extremely tight, with an outer cordon of local Palm Beach sheriffs and an inner one maintained by the Secret Service.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
Jackie had called the sheriffs office because she needed a copy of the police report from the accident to process Jim’s life insurance policy.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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