deputies

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Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called to a Foothill Ranch Walmart in Lake Forest after two juveniles were spotted riding e-bikes inside the store Sunday, nearly striking shoppers inside, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Deputies were called after receiving calls about the two juveniles on e-bikes, but the riders were gone by the time deputies arrived, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The sheriff, he added, would much rather have deputies “keeping an eye on 6,000 workers in one area than dispersing them throughout the communities.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He has only 14 senators and around 31 deputies who are firmly in support.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

There seemed to be more black deputies in the courtroom for this hearing than I'd ever seen in my appearances in that courthouse.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson