sheriff

Pishko explains the story of Aaron Spencer, a 38-year-old Army veteran who was nearly put on trial for murdering a man but is now running for local sheriff.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

The sheriff responded that deputies had conducted brief and routine polling place visits for years.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

A sheriff will instead hear evidence in the case and determine whether there are grounds for a conviction.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

It was now clear why the doctors had summoned not the sheriff or a prosecutor but Bill Smith’s personal attorney.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

County sheriffs requested assistance from the California Highway Patrol, the driver led a fleet of law enforcement vehicles on a 40-minute journey of South L.A.’s surface streets and highways.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Louisiana passed a strict mug shot law in 2022 involving nonviolent charges, but largely repealed it when some sheriffs called it unworkable.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

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

He appreciated the sheriffs answer; it cast a favorable moral light on his witness and gave him the authority of the conscientious man, for which there was ultimately no substitute.

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