Leveling defamation claims against three news outlets and their reporters, pardoned former Sheriff Joe Arpaio accused the journalists in a federal complaint Monday of overstating his criminal history.
Read moreWhen Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva took office Monday, he didn’t address how he would fulfill promises to reform a scandal-ridden department and ensure his officers serve all residents, including immigrants, equitably. Community leaders say the clock is already ticking.
Read moreJim McDonnell conceded to challenger Alex Villanueva Monday in a historic Los Angeles County Sheriff’s race that saw the defeat of an incumbent for the first time in more than 100 years.
Read moreA California appeals court revived a wrongful-death and negligence claim against Riverside County, whose sheriff delayed the search for a mountain biker who was injured and died of hypothermia, on the erroneous belief in bad faith “that the victim was not missing, but was having an affair.”
Read moreA Nebraska sheriff accused of retaliating against a deputy running for his office pushed the en banc Eighth Circuit on Tuesday to grant him immunity.
Read moreTwo women accuse Los Angeles County sheriff’s officer Giancarlo Scotti in a federal complaint of having sexually assaulted them while he was a jail guard; he was arrested on felony charges.
Read moreThe widow of a man who was shot to death by a fugitive who escaped after attacking a jailer sued a Texas sheriff Wednesday for straying from a policy of having two officers escort dangerous inmates.
Read moreA South Dakota sheriff waited for one minute after polls closed to fire the officer who thwarted his bid for re-election by winning the election, 878-331.
Read moreA federal judge on Tuesday tossed a civil rights lawsuit brought by a former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officer who claimed she was unfairly fired after being snared in an FBI probe of corruption at the county jail.
Read moreThe first black female sheriff in Texas found herself on the other side of the law Friday when she was booked into a county jail on charges she accepted illegal cash donations for her 2016 election campaign.
Read moreA prominent law enforcement lobbying group which represents all of California’s elected county sheriffs is putting its weight behind the Trump administration’s assault on the state’s sanctuary laws.
Read moreA class claims Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart’s new policy unconstitutionally delays the release of jail detainees, pending his personal review, even though they have already posted bail.
Read moreA federal jury found Monday that former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke did not violate a Wisconsin man’s free-speech rights by mocking him on social media about an airport encounter stemming from the man shaking his head at the sheriff during a flight last year.
Read moreA Los Angeles County sheriff’s officer was arrested Tuesday and charged with taking bribes “to oversee the delivery of narcotics,” federal prosecutors said.
Read moreA federal judge ruled Friday that former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke will go to trial later this month over claims he threatened a Wisconsin man online after an airport encounter stemming from the man shaking his head at the sheriff during a flight last year.
Read moreA federal judge ruled Thursday that a former person of interest in the mysterious 1989 abduction of a Minnesota boy can pursue retaliation and defamation claims against county officials.
Read moreControversial former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said Tuesday that he has taken a new job as a senior adviser and spokesperson for the pro-Trump super PAC America First Action.
Read moreWhile critical of prosecutors for discussing “deputy gangs” at Paul Tanaka’s obstruction trial, the Ninth Circuit refused Thursday to upend the former Los Angeles County undersheriff’s conviction.
Read moreOutspoken Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who built a following among conservatives nationally with his provocative social media presence and strong support of Donald Trump, resigned on Thursday.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s Friday night pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio caused a raucous reaction in Arizona as Republican supporters applauded and civil rights workers called it support for white supremacy.
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