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Recent Examples of sheriff
Three people were killed in a fiery head-on crash on U.S. 85 on Wednesday after an SUV driver fleeing Weld County sheriff’s deputies drove into oncoming traffic, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 May 2025
Centerton police and firefighters along with Benton County sheriff’s deputies were on the scene.
—Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2025
Clay County sheriff’s officers announced Cheyanne McCaslin, 15, was located safe Wednesday afternoon
Clay County sheriff’s officers are seeking the public’s help in locating a student who never made it to a Liberty middle school Tuesday.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
His family has brought the lawsuit against Angelina County, a lieutenant with the county sheriff’s office and the jail’s medical provider, Southern Health Partners.
—Julia Marnin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 May 2025
Centerton police and firefighters along with Benton County sheriff’s deputies were on the scene.
—Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2025
Clay County sheriff’s officers announced Cheyanne McCaslin, 15, was located safe Wednesday afternoon
Clay County sheriff’s officers are seeking the public’s help in locating a student who never made it to a Liberty middle school Tuesday.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
His family has brought the lawsuit against Angelina County, a lieutenant with the county sheriff’s office and the jail’s medical provider, Southern Health Partners.
—Julia Marnin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
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Listen to this article A Connecticut man has been found guilty of assaulting and injuring a state judicial marshal, officials said.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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Brandon Hightower, 38, of Bloomfield, was found guilty in New Britain Superior Court on April 11, to assaulting a state judicial marshal during a courtroom incident last year, according to officials.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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The paper first reported the trooper’s arrest using court records.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
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Idaho state troopers responded to the tragic scene at around 7:15p.m.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2025
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The health inspectors found various hazards including contaminated food, unsafe temperatures, cross-contamination, lack of hand washing, broken equipment, and operating without proper oversight.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2025
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Doing so also entails providing Fannie and lenders with contractor invoices, before/after photos, engineer reports and a letter from a qualified inspector confirming completion.—
Eduardo J. Valdes,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2025
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Last fans saw, she was picked up by two New York Police Department officers who escorted her off a bus and told her detectives at the police station had questions for her about Famous' death.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Resurrection, a sci-fi detective movie from Chinese director Bi Gan (Long Day’s Journey Into Night), is a late addition to this year’s competition.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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Similarly, in October 2023, Orange County investigators used the technology to identity Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, whose body had been found in 1974 near in unincorporated Laguna Hills, now the city of Aliso Viejo, California.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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With a fingerprint match in hand, Santa Clara County investigators and San Jose police traveled to Ohio earlier this year to collect a DNA sample from Sims, with assistance from Ashtabula County authorities.—
Bethany Brown,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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But the young patrolman already has a visitor, his worried mother.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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After Shannon and Maggie’s deaths, Dennis Police Department Police Chief John Brady issued a statement on behalf of patrolman John Hubbard.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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What To Know At least 78 officers ranking from lieutenant to lieutenant colonel were killed in U.S. airstrikes on Yemen since March.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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During a brutally physical brawl, Bix whacked the lieutenant multiple times in the head with a wrench — killing the rapist, and then his driver, too, for good measure.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The tone in the scene quickly shifts after the sergeant, Isaac Dixon (Jeffrey Wright), calls out Peck's character for his thoughtlessness.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
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According to Allen, Deloach was left in the cell due to the errors of four officers: two correctional sergeants at the jail and two deputies who are assigned to the court division.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
4 May 2025
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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