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Recent Examples of sheriff
San Diego County deputies and first responders with the San Miguel Fire Department arrived at a Spring Valley home after getting a call about a battery Feb. 19, the sheriff’s office said in a Feb. 20 news release.
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
Deputies secured the area and notified the Federal Aviation Association and National Transportation Safety Board, the sheriff's office said.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
He was eventually arrested with what the sheriff’s office described as a superficial neck wound and brought to a nearby hospital for treatment.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Attorneys for the County of San Diego have argued that reports produced by the sheriff’s Critical Incident Review Board, or CIRB, are protected by attorney-client privilege because of the presence of the sheriff’s lawyer at review board meetings.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
Deputies secured the area and notified the Federal Aviation Association and National Transportation Safety Board, the sheriff's office said.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
He was eventually arrested with what the sheriff’s office described as a superficial neck wound and brought to a nearby hospital for treatment.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Attorneys for the County of San Diego have argued that reports produced by the sheriff’s Critical Incident Review Board, or CIRB, are protected by attorney-client privilege because of the presence of the sheriff’s lawyer at review board meetings.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheriff
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Frizell, a former Minneapolis police officer, left Metro Transit in May 2022 after being selected to be U.S. marshal of the District of Minnesota and becoming the first Black person in the state’s history to hold the position.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2025
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Authorities said the marshals opened fire when Jones charged at them with a knife.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The driver was spotted getting off the highway at Exit 32 in Southington where troopers were able to stop the vehicle, according to state police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2025
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The collision happened 2 miles south from the small community of Walker, which is roughly 80 miles southwest from Climax Springs, troopers said.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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There, inspectors visited about 100 properties, nearly all on just three roads — Riverside, Riverhaven and Lake drives.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration, through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), cut about 400 probationary employees from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including those in roles that support safety inspectors and airport operations.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Heidenreich has denied involvement in his girlfriend's death, per the AAP, despite admitting that his stepfather — a former Cairns police officer — was friendly with a detective working on the murder case.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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This is a complex incident, and detectives continue to work through all aspects of the investigation.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Two people who had been shot were found dead inside a Thornton home on Wednesday that investigators believe was intentionally set on fire, police said.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2025
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The film details how investigators believed Baumeister may have filmed his victims with a secret camera hidden in an air vent in his basement.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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After drinking alcohol with his colleagues, the accused took a machine gun and went to the command dugout, knocked on the door, and started shooting at patrolmen, killing a junior sergeant.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Obviously, the patrolman was doing his lock checks of the stores down the street.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2024
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The missiles stabbed deep into the ground, obliterating two city blocks along with their target: Hezbollah’s subterranean headquarters, where Hassan Nasrallah, the group’s leader and a longtime nemesis for Israel, was meeting with his lieutenants.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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As part of that cash-savings push, his lieutenants have swept through numerous government agencies and President Donald Trump’s administration has fired thousands of federal employees.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Details about what information the sergeant is accused of misusing have not been released.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2025
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Wahlberg played Frank's eldest surviving son; Will Estes played Jamie Reagan, his youngest who joined the NYPD as a sergeant; and Bridget Moynahan played assistant DA Erin Reagan.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Sheriff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheriff. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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