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
They now had enough evidence to put before a sheriff who authorised a warrant to search his home and seize his devices.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Lamb is a celebrity sheriff in its truest, most American sense.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
His haul ended up including two taxidermy squirrels as well — one dressed as a sheriff and the other posed to look like it is drinking out of a Budweiser can.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
One night not long after, Lawson recalled, another deputy sheriff opened his cell and led him to Hale, who was in a car outside.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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
Charles said the issue is with county jails—which vary in their practices and are typically managed by local sheriffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
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 next thing we knew, the two sheriffs deputies who had stood quietly at the side of the room all morning were putting handcuffs on my two friends!
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
