sheriff

“As sheriff, I have a duty to protect and serve everyone who lives in or enters San Diego County.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, the sheriff opened his late-morning news briefing by apologizing for any confusion he might have caused about the department’s theory of the case.

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

Though reserved to the point of being shy, the sheriff was adept at assuming undercover identities, having pretended to be everything from a cow rustler to a counterfeiter.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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

“It strengthens the powers of Civilian Oversight boards and Inspectors General and upholds our subpoena authority while also showcasing the strong public interest in robust, effective oversight of sheriffs, their departments, and their operations.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Security at Mar-a-Lago is extremely tight, with an outer cordon of local Palm Beach sheriffs and an inner one maintained by the Secret Service.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026

In the immediate term, America needs the equivalent of those retired cops and off-duty sheriffs from 1976—principled leaders who step up as a stopgap for the most urgent challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

But the next thing we knew, the two sheriffs deputies who had stood quietly at the side of the room all morning were putting handcuffs on my two friends!

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings