sheriff
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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
Challenger Robert Luna ultimately beat the combative sitting sheriff, Alex Villanueva, by more than 20 percentage points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Villanueva added that the number of unfilled sworn positions at the department has risen since he was sheriff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
A former farmer, philanthropist, and sheriff, the younger Buffett brings more than three decades of board experience to the role.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
She nodded, then looked up at the sheriff.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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
In the nearly 30 years since, state attorneys general have gone from being local sheriffs chasing local criminals to potent political forces on the state and federal scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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
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
“You’re making a sheriffs investigation, don't change anything a-tall.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
