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4 days ago · Sheriff versus Police Officer: Day-to-Day Responsibilities While sheriffs and police officers are performing law enforcement duties, their day-to-day activities can be very different. Sheriffs may be more administration-oriented, especially in larger counties where they oversee numerous deputies and are in charge of county jails.
1 day ago · Policing in the United States is conducted by "around 18,000 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, all with their own rules". Every state has its own nomenclature for agencies, and their powers, responsibilities and funding vary from state to state.
4 days ago · Published Sept. 25, 2024 Updated Sept. 26, 2024, 9:25 a.m. ET. A Kentucky sheriff charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a judge pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a case that ...
4 days ago · The case of a US sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his courthouse chambers has made international headlines. A motive for the alleged murder of Judge Kevin Mullins remains unclear and ...
3 days ago · A Kentucky sheriff arrested and charged last week with shooting a judge in his chambers after an argument pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines was arraigned ...
3 days ago · A Florida sheriff on Thursday admonished residents who were not heeding an evacuation order as Hurricane Helene raced toward the state, threatening to unleash what forecasters have described as an ...
3 days ago · The sheriff stood alongside a jailer and a public defender, who entered the not guilty plea on his behalf. Stines’ expression didn’t seem to change as he answered questions from the judge. The special judge, Carter County District Judge H. Rupert Wilhoit III, conducted the hearing from his courtroom in northeastern Kentucky.
