sheriff

Example Sentences

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A total of 376 officers -- border guards, state police, city police, local sheriff departments and elite forces -- responded to the massacre, a Texas state lawmakers' report said in July 2022.

From Barron's

The Orange County sheriff, also an orange grower, issued an order.

From Los Angeles Times

Proceeds from the auction were designated for charitable causes, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Palm Beach County sheriff’s office.

From Salon

The local sheriff's office has notified her next of kin, and will later release her identity, Ms Van Hoose told the BBC.

From BBC

Wildlife officials, sheriff's deputies, park police and volunteer firefighters launched an extensive search -- joined in the air by a state biologist who was carrying out an annual deer survey by helicopter.

From Barron's