Missing Ariz. teen's family finally knows her fate
AOL
Boulder County sheriff's officials have credited historian Silvia Pettem with encouraging them to renew efforts to identify Jane Doe. Pettem became interested in the woman and her story after visiting the cemetery in the 1990s and writing t...
Woman calls 911 to report herself as drunk driver
The Guardian
Clark County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Jim Backus said Monday that Strey's call on Oct. 24 led deputies to cite her for misdemeanor drunken driving with a blood-alcohol level double the legal limit to drive. She makes her first court appearanc...
CA teen charged with murder in death of 4-year-old
Newsday
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims says the body of 4-year-old Alex Christopher Mercado was found Saturday in the 14-year-old's family home in Mendota. Earlier Tuesday, Fresno County authorities said Alex was drowned before being stuffed i...
Sheriff's deputy receives kidney from fellow lawman
NW Florida Daily News
NEW ORLEANS — Thanks to a recent kidney transplant, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy John Briggs feels better than he has in years. Briggs received his new kidney Oct. 27 at a Louisiana hospital after a Polk County sheriff’s captain heard a...
Sen. Ken Stolle to become Va. Beach's next sheriff
HamptonRoads.com
State Sen. Kenneth W. Stolle will leave the General Assembly next year to operate the city jail after winning Tuesday's election for sheriff. "The new sheriff in town is going to be a tough sheriff," Stolle said. "I look forward to doing al...
Picked From a Lineup, on a Whiff of Evidence
New York Times
The handler, Deputy Keith A. Pikett of the Fort Bend County, Tex., Sheriff’s Department, is “a charlatan,” said Rex Easley, a lawyer in Victoria, Tex., who represents a man falsely accused by the police of murdering a neighbor. Deputy Piket...
Hernando class notes
St. Petersburg Times
Hernando County sheriff's Deputy Wendy McGinnis will present a cyber safety parent/student workshop 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Media Center. Please reserve a space. Call Missy Wyzykowski at (352) 797-7025, ext. 255. PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY...
Sheriff's deputy, suspect shot in Lawndale
Daily Breeze
A sheriff's deputy and a suspect were shot late Tuesday in Lawndale, officials said. The unidentified deputy, who was shot in the shoulder, was expected to survive. He was taken to County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance, officials ...
Alleged victims of 'slumlord millionaire' get reprieve as sheriff's ...
Philadelphia Daily News
TODAY was supposed to be D-Day for Kevin Donaldson. His Port Richmond house was scheduled for sheriff's sale. He feared he'd lose his dream of running a barbershop out of the home he had hoped to own. Donaldson and dozens of others got a re...
Smith easily defeats McConville for 3rd term as Putnam sheriff
LoHud.com
The Republican primary proved to be a tougher race than the general election for Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith as voters Tuesday swept him to victory over his Democratic challenger, Kevin J. McConville. Smith, 62, was easily elected...
Police In Cleveland Search For More Bodies
WSB-TV Atlanta
As a registered sex offender, Sowell was required to check in regularly at the sheriff's office. Officers didn't have the right to enter his house, but they would stop by to make sure he was there. Their most recent visit was Sept. 22, just...
One of two sheriff's employees elected to Fort Benton city council
Great Falls Tribune
If Fort Benton voters were sending a message demanding a change in law enforcement — it was a mixed one. In the wake of the council re-jecting plans for the Chouteau County Sheriff’s Office to take over law enforcement for the town and a se...
4 more bodies, skull are found in rapist's home
Detroit Free Press
Sowell is a registered sex offender and required to check in regularly at the Sheriff's Office. Officers didn't have the right to enter his house, but they would stop by to make sure he was there. Their most recent visit was Sept. 22, just ...
Balloon boy sheriff denies wrongdoing
Seattle Times
The sheriff in the runaway balloon case doesn't believe he broke the law when he disclosed that child welfare workers were involved in the inquiry, his spokeswoman said Wednesday. A special prosecutor is looking into allegations that the re...
