sheriff
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The sheriff, now awaiting the delivery of two new squad cars that will be paid for with DHS funds, couldn’t be happier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Now, Luna is the one defending his record as sheriff over the last four years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
Later, in 2017 and 2018, he served as sheriff of Macon County in central Illinois, a post that came after serving as an auxiliary deputy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The sheriff parks near a bonfire burning in the middle.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Tran is endorsed by the unions for Orange and Los Angeles counties’ deputy sheriffs, the International Assn. of Fire Fighters, the California Federation of Labor Unions and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
In the immediate term, America needs the equivalent of those retired cops and off-duty sheriffs from 1976—principled leaders who step up as a stopgap for the most urgent challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Once again he turned toward the jurors, swiveling the sheriffs report in their direction as if to suggest they read along with him despite their distance across the courtroom.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
