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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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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