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Crime and Justice News

Nov 82 min read

North Texas Sheriff Wins Reelection Despite Misconduct, Jail Death Allegations

A North Texas sheriff has won reelection amid a surge of deaths at his jail, allegations of misconduct and cover-ups among staff, and...

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Crime and Justice News

Jul 311 min read

Michigan Sheriff Who Investigated 2020 Election Faces Challengers

Michigan Sheriff Dar Leaf’s relentless effort to uncover voter fraud and his associations with far-right groups that has come to define...

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Crime and Justice News

May 232 min read

Rate Of Deaths in Sheriffs' Cases Exceed Those Of City Police

County sheriff's officers are three times more lethal than city police. More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any...

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Crime and Justice News

May 151 min read

Some In Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office Are Now Getting Their Deputy Gang Tattoos Covered Up

Some Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies are getting their tattoos related to the department's notorious gangs covered up...

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Crime and Justice News

Mar 251 min read

Louisiana Democrat Wins Sheriff’s Race Do-Over After Election Dispute

Months after his disputed one-vote victory in a Louisiana sheriff’s race was tossed by a court, a Democrat was decisively elected over...

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Crime and Justice News

Aug 29, 20232 min read

MD Sheriff Reinstates Himself While Under Federal Indictment

Four months after a Maryland sheriff took a leave of absence when he was indicted on federal gun charges, he declared himself back on the...

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Crime and Justice News

Aug 23, 20231 min read

Some Sheriffs Still Advocating 'Constitutional Counties'

A southern Washington sheriff is still pushing the idea of his county's becoming a ‘constitutional’ county, two years after a resolution...

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Crime and Justice News

May 23, 20232 min read

Deputy Unions Challenge L.A. Sheriff's Gang Tattoo Search

The unions for Los Angeles sheriffs' deputies are formally opposing the Sheriff's Department's demands that deputies show their tattoos...

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Crime and Justice News

Apr 11, 20232 min read

Indictment, Lawsuit Allege Ex-Miss. Sheriff Allowed Violence In Jail

Terry Grassaree was dogged for years by questions about how he did his job as a law enforcement officer in Macon, Miss., a tiny town near...

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Crime and Justice News

Mar 3, 20232 min read

L.A. Deputy Gangs Still a 'Cancer,' Counsel Reports

Last year, then-Sheriff Alex Villanueva of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department got a response to his claims minimizing or denying...

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Crime and Justice News

Nov 16, 20222 min read

Villanueva Concedes Loss in L.A. Sheriff Reelection

The nation's largest sheriff's department will be headed by a little-known retired police chief from Long Beach, Ca., with the...

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Crime and Justice News

Jun 17, 20221 min read

Longstanding Bay Area Sheriff Accepts Defeat Over Jail Issues

Alameda County, Ca., Sheriff Greg Ahern, who held his position for almost 16 years, has lost the race to keep his job, according to...

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Crime and Justice News

Feb 4, 20222 min read

Critics Charge Sheriffs With Donations Conflicts of Interest

A conflict of interest arises from many political donations to sheriffs, including those from medical providers and bail bond companies...

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