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Recent Examples of sheriff
Deputies promptly located a revolver, per the Grimes County sheriff's office.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Florida trail attack suspect escorted to sheriff's cruiser In addition to being choked unconscious, a police affidavit identified injuries to both of her eyes and her nose.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
For Hathaway, the Santa Cruz county sheriff, lost trust is his biggest concern with deputies enforcing immigration laws in a border county that’s 83% Latino.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
That investigation found that one in six Kentucky counties has had a sheriff criminally charged since 2010.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Florida trail attack suspect escorted to sheriff's cruiser In addition to being choked unconscious, a police affidavit identified injuries to both of her eyes and her nose.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
For Hathaway, the Santa Cruz county sheriff, lost trust is his biggest concern with deputies enforcing immigration laws in a border county that’s 83% Latino.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
That investigation found that one in six Kentucky counties has had a sheriff criminally charged since 2010.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
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Both the deputy marshal and the suspect were transported to the hospital.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles — Two people were injured, including a US marshal, during an immigration enforcement operation early Tuesday in Los Angeles, the Department of Homeland Security said.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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West Memphis police took over the pursuit with assistance from state troopers, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Lichtman previously said Mascia was suffering from an undiagnosed mental health problem at the time of the shooting and that the former trooper has been undergoing treatment.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many seemed to believe the dashing man was the chief inspector on the case, while some even speculated his dapper appearance hinted at an elegant criminal who was involved in the heist somehow.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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During the preliminary hearing, Budd — through his attorney — accused a District Attorney inspector of attempting to influence Doe’s testimony through hand signals from the courtroom gallery.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Maybe archaeologists and detectives are not so different.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Oct. 2025
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Anyone with information that could help investigators is asked to call state police detectives assigned to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office at 508-832-9124 or Gardner police at 978-632-5600.—
Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Less than 24 hours later, investigators say Lauren Spors beat her mother to death with a rock.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in an October 26 statement that investigators made the arrests the previous evening.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
27 Oct. 2025
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Amonsen plays Sean Reagan, the son of Wahlberg's Danny, who moved from New York City to Boston to become a patrolman for the BPD.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Filmmaker Charlie Shackleton was hot on the trail of the next great American true crime documentary — a riveting account of a highway patrolman’s quixotic effort to identify and capture the infamous Zodiac Killer.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lawrence is rising from her previous role as the top lieutenant to Sobrino-Stearns.—
William Earl,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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The park rangers eventually merged with the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office, where Soptic later became lieutenant of investigations.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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The sergeant noted at least 12 bruises alone were found on the boy from the forehead down to the jaw on both sides of Campbell's face and that the child smelled overwhelmingly like urine.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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There are currently three officers and one supervising sergeant assigned to Natomas Unified, according to the Police Department.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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