sheriff
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“As sheriff, I have a duty to protect and serve everyone who lives in or enters San Diego County.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The wandering sheriff is confident enough not to be strident, wise enough to maintain order as best he can, and savvy enough to read other people, which keeps him alert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
They now had enough evidence to put before a sheriff who authorised a warrant to search his home and seize his devices.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Lamb doesn’t describe himself as a constitutional sheriff.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Astonishingly, the sheriff, his gun still unholstered, says, “Leave now or I’ll arrest you.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
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
Legislators could amend the state Constitution to make sheriffs appointed instead of elected — the same as police chiefs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
The library is to the left, the Delaware county courthouse and sheriffs office are to the right.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
