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
Now, Luna is the one defending his record as sheriff over the last four years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The former sheriff said he keeps up with the department he once ran, and that deputies frequently complain to him about understaffing and low morale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He also asked the sheriff to impose non-harassment orders, banning Gallacher from having any contact with his victims.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
When she saw the sheriff there, she jumped up out of the chair with a gasp, looking around the room.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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
They were state troopers, local police officers, deputy sheriffs, and what appeared to be part of a National Guard unit.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
