sheriff
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“The sheriff evacuated 60,000 people out of a portion of Spokane in a matter of two hours without injury or accident,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The sheriff added, “This case is not cold.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
“Watch yourself,” the sheriff says, his eyes colder than anything else our little town has ever seen before.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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
Separately, Bonta’s office filed its own action, with that issue of constitutional sheriffs front and center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
“You’re making a sheriffs investigation, don't change anything a-tall.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
