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
Dart has been sheriff of Cook County for 20 years, so I ask him how the war on drugs was progressing.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 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
The sheriff responded that deputies had conducted brief and routine polling place visits for years.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
Once, when there was a knocking on the front door and the sheriff stood there and said he had to give us some news.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
County sheriffs requested assistance from the California Highway Patrol, the driver led a fleet of law enforcement vehicles on a 40-minute journey of South L.A.’s surface streets and highways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 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
In the nearly 30 years since, state attorneys general have gone from being local sheriffs chasing local criminals to potent political forces on the state and federal scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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
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