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sheriff

[sher-if] / ˈʃɛr ɪf /
NOUN
law enforcement officer
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Those agencies include state police, county sheriff and local police departments, state wildlife agencies and even state auditors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

The former sheriff said he keeps up with the department he once ran, and that deputies frequently complain to him about understaffing and low morale.

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 youngsters were standing silently outside the courthouse, displaying crayoned signs urging equal voting rights, when the sheriff ordered them to follow him down the street.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

Louisiana passed a strict mug shot law in 2022 involving nonviolent charges, but largely repealed it when some sheriffs called it unworkable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

He points to a reduction in crime for the county during his term and says he brought stability after a series of one-term sheriffs since 2014.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Lavadie, pacing around the sheriffs living room, shook his head nervously.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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