sheriff
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Nanos, who is serving a second term as elected sheriff, approved broad access to his department during the show’s four months of production last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The notes were addressed to Savannah Guthrie and the Guthrie family, and sent to a local TV station in Tucson, Arizona, in the days after Nancy Guthrie disappeared, according to the sheriff.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Lamb is a celebrity sheriff in its truest, most American sense.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
His haul ended up including two taxidermy squirrels as well — one dressed as a sheriff and the other posed to look like it is drinking out of a Budweiser can.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The sheriff, he—” My mom sits straighter, clenching her hands together tightly.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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
He points to a reduction in crime for the county during his term and says he brought stability after a series of one-term sheriffs since 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Allen peppered me with a running commentary on the TBI investigation and his view of the corrupt nature of sheriffs, especially in Pusser’s day.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
Although Roosevelt was accepted as a friend, fellow cowboy, and, ultimately, the sheriffs deputy, he never completely severed his ties to New York or politics.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
