lawman

When a lawman confirms to Cal the rumor that Cathy, known by then as the nearby town’s madam, Kate, shot his father, Cal muses, “He must have done something to hurt her.”

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Asked to assess McDonnell’s first year-and-half as the city’s top lawman, Bass issued a written statement that said she considered McDonnell a strong partner “lowering crime, hiring more officers, and reversing longstanding trends.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

The FBI’s lead investigator was Joe Sullivan, whom Tom Clancy called “the greatest lawman America ever produced.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

“Sheriff Pusser inspired thousands to enter into law enforcement,” Sweat told me, gesturing to a Pusser admirer turned lawman who had just visited his shop to talk Pusser.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025

“You wouldn’t happen to be the same crackerjack lawman who fell asleep in his car while the vandal trashed our survey stakes, would you?”

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

For nearly a decade, four small-town Louisiana lawmen and a Subway shop owner manufactured phony crime reports to help foreign nationals stay in the U.S., federal prosecutors say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

Baldwin’s character was about to engage in a shootout with two actors portraying lawmen who were storming the church to nab Baldwin, who was playing a hardened outlaw named Harland Rust.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

And in this scene, the lawmen converge to arrest one person they believe they can get information from, Ernest Burkhart, played by Leonardo DiCaprio.

From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

The federal investigation into Suffolk County’s top lawmen spanned years during the Gilgo Beach case, a period during which both Burke and Spota had spurned help from the FBI.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023

Tom White’s son had also joined the bureau, making three generations of White lawmen.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann