sheriff
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The new policy is not the first on the issue of deputy subgroups that the sheriff has instituted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 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
White first recruited a former New Mexico sheriff, who, at fifty-six, became the oldest member of the team.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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
Separately, Bonta’s office filed its own action, with that issue of constitutional sheriffs front and center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
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
Lavadie, pacing around the sheriffs living room, shook his head nervously.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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