sheriff
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Nanos, who is serving a second term as elected sheriff, approved broad access to his department during the show’s four months of production last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The social work report on him said he showed little to no remorse or insight, the sheriff said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Lamb is a celebrity sheriff in its truest, most American sense.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Cher Arabalo, a former Denver sheriff captain, said she moved to the town in 2022 and promptly regretted it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
“I’ll keep a man out here until the university can hire its own security for the dig,” the sheriff promises.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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
In the immediate term, America needs the equivalent of those retired cops and off-duty sheriffs from 1976—principled leaders who step up as a stopgap for the most urgent challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
It is worth noting that, in an era notorious for racist Southern sheriffs, Pusser policed a town that was almost entirely white and was not himself particularly known for racism.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
I asked the sheriffs on the tour if, knowing what they now know, they would accept a Buford Pusser award.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
But the Joneses knew there were more sheriffs lurking in towns throughout Illinois and across the northern states.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
