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Recent Examples of sheriff
The sheriff cautioned that the numbers are preliminary and reflect only animals documented in records reviewed by investigators so far.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
And now, the sheriff's office has two more of them thanks to longtime Hennepin County citizen Lisa Paulson.
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Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Hogan recounted driving to King’s house, where the sheriff, the lieutenant and their wives listened to the recording.
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Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Dateline’s request for the report was declined, and the sheriff’s office has yet to respond to our request for an interview.
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Meghan O'Brien,
NBC news,
29 June 2026
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
And now, the sheriff's office has two more of them thanks to longtime Hennepin County citizen Lisa Paulson.
—
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Hogan recounted driving to King’s house, where the sheriff, the lieutenant and their wives listened to the recording.
—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Dateline’s request for the report was declined, and the sheriff’s office has yet to respond to our request for an interview.
—
Meghan O'Brien,
NBC news,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
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The state fire marshal also sets rules about shooting fireworks into or from cars.
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The fireworks sold by them are safe, sane and given a green light by the state fire marshal.
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The training brought together deputies, officers and troopers from agencies spanning rural communities across the state, including mountain towns and eastern plains communities.
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At least two people were transported to a hospital and six people died in the fire, troopers wrote.
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In what turns out to be the biggest moment in Neil’s young serving career, the handyman and Berzatto family friend keeps his composure and colorfully chats up the diner everyone believed was the Michelin-star inspector.
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The inspector counted 15 live roaches in there.
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Police said there were no signs of trauma or foul play and homicide detectives are investigating.
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On June 12, detectives secured an arrest warrant for Pollock on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, police said.
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The bicyclist died at the location, and the driver remained and is cooperating with investigators, authorities said.
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Using data collected from an educator certificate exam in 2018 that Knowles took under her own name and comparisons of check-in photos, investigators found Knowles took or tried to take the exams for multiple women and one man, according to the affidavit.
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The patrolman has not been identified.
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Billups-Taylor’s LinkedIn page states that his employment in Winfield ended in February 2026, and he is currently employed as a part-time patrolman with the Ogden Dunes Police Department and as a senior investigator with Veracity IIR, a security firm headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
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Beleaguered manager Kurt Suzuki will stay on through the duration of his one-year contract, and all of former GM Perry Minasian’s top lieutenants, each of whom attended the press conference, will stay on.
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In April, a former Yolo County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant was one of five people indicted on a murder charge following a deadly July 2025 fireworks explosion that killed seven warehouse workers in Esparto.
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The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office charged a 36-year-old man accused of killing an LAPD sergeant and another driver in a high-speed crash last year.
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In his time with LRPD, Finks was the first Black sergeant in the narcotics division and the first Black captain in the Special Investigations Division.
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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