sheriff
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Later, in 2017 and 2018, he served as sheriff of Macon County in central Illinois, a post that came after serving as an auxiliary deputy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
Lott, first elected sheriff in 1996, later said from his office, decorated with the heads of animals he has killed and eaten, that scams have never been worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The sheriff could not be reached by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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
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
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
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
They were state troopers, local police officers, deputy sheriffs, and what appeared to be part of a National Guard unit.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
