Bon Homme County (SD) Sheriff Lenny Gramkow lost his re-election to Deputy Sheriff Mark Maggs. One minute after voting results were made public, Gramkow fired Maggs.
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Polk County, FL, Sheriff Grady Judd called an emergency meeting with police chiefs across the county after last week's shooting at a high school in Texas, resolving to make sure every school has an armed officer. More Here.
Read More →Two years ago, as others in California were limiting cooperation with federal immigration agents, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department welcomed them into its jail.
Read More →A federal judge on Thursday shot down former sheriff Joe Arpaio's bid to sweep his criminal record clean.
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The new sheriff of Maricopa County, AZ, must deal with the legacy of Sheriff Joe while working to reshape his agency into what he believes it should be.
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Shaquille O’Neal, the NBA Hall-of-Famer and four-time champion, plans to run for sheriff in Henry County, GA, in 2020.
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Modern law enforcement officers uphold a longheld tradition of protecting citizens and preserving freedom.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he and other lawmakers will seek new laws to remove Texas sheriffs from office if they do not fully cooperate with federal immigration officials over the handling of individuals who are thought to be undocumented immigrants.
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A group representing more than 3,000 sheriffs around the country told the Senate Wednesday that President Obama's executive actions on immigration have created confusion among local law enforcement officers, and called on the federal government to rule on the constitutionality of those actions.
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San Francisco elected its first female sheriff on Tuesday: Vicki Hennessy, a city native who pledged to work with the whole criminal justice system — including the police, the district attorney's office and federal immigration officials — to build better relationships.
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