sheriff
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The new sheriff also will be expected to rein in the department’s budget, which has experienced ballooning overtime costs as sworn vacancies have risen markedly under both sheriffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
All that work paid off Tuesday, when Luna became the first sheriff to secure a second term in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The sheriff said those 20 recommendations were "comprehensive and wide-ranging", addressing all the ways in which railway safety could be improved in response to what happened.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Mark Lamb, formerly the sheriff of Pinal County, was once a celebrity sheriff as a regular on Live PD, the hugely popular show in which law enforcement officers broadcast live feeds of their work.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Doc had left as soon as the sheriff arrived.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
The new sheriff also will be expected to rein in the department’s budget, which has experienced ballooning overtime costs as sworn vacancies have risen markedly under both sheriffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 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
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 sheriffs car, I said, “She isn’t actually gone at all. She’s singing in the trees.”
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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