sheriff
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The sheriff, now awaiting the delivery of two new squad cars that will be paid for with DHS funds, couldn’t be happier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Now, Luna is the one defending his record as sheriff over the last four years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Challenger Robert Luna ultimately beat the combative sitting sheriff, Alex Villanueva, by more than 20 percentage points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In September last year, the Daily Mail reported that sheriff officers had served legal papers at the Trump Turnberry resort.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The sheriff and his deputies walk the slowest of all.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
Separately, Bonta’s office filed its own action, with that issue of constitutional sheriffs front and center.
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
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
