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The new sheriff also will be expected to rein in the department’s budget, which has experienced ballooning overtime costs as sworn vacancies have risen markedly under both sheriffs.

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

“In that case,” the sheriff says with a tight smile, “please leave us to conduct our business.”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

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

Separately, Bonta’s office filed its own action, with that issue of constitutional sheriffs front and center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

At the sheriffs office in Amity Harbor they found Art Moran hunched down at his desk beside an electric heater.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson