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sheriff stories: 12 news summaries

 Colo. Sheriff: 
 Balloon Boy 
 Case a 'Hoax'  

No charges yet, but evidence points to stunt to boost reality show

Oct 18, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Colorado sheriff announced this afternoon that the balloon boy case was a hoax and that he would be pursuing criminal charges. In a rambling news conference, Sheriff Jim Alderden said that the drama surrounding Falcon Heene was likely a publicity stunt designed to hype a reality show. More »

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sheriff • reality shows • Falcon Heene • Richard Heene • Falcon Heene hoax

Ariz. Sheriff Defies Feds with Immigration Sweep

Arpaio continues arresting suspected illegal immigrants despite loss of powers

Oct 16, 09 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The "toughest sheriff in America" isn't going to let anything stop him enforcing the law—not even the law. Joe Arpaio launched crime and immigration sweeps in Phoenix yesterday in defiance of a federal order stripping his deputies of the right to make immigration arrests in the field. "... More »

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Arizona • illegal immigration • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • sheriff • Homeland Security • Joe Arpaio

 Sheriff Sorry 
 for Missing 
 Jaycee Case 

911 caller warned of children living in Garrido's backyard

Aug 28, 09 4:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Sheriff of Contra Costa County apologized to Jaycee Lee Dugard’s family today for not investigating the case earlier, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sheriff Warren Rupf said a 911 caller warned years ago that children were living in tents in Phillip Garrido's backyard. But a deputy responding to... More »

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California • kidnapping • 911 call • sheriff • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido

Ill. Sheriff:
New Craigslist
an Improvement

Lawman will monitor 'adult services' section as lawsuit proceeds

May 14, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Illinois sheriff who pushed Craigslist to dump its “erotic services” section says the replacement, now called “adult services,” is a step in the right direction, the Chicago Tribune reports. “The postings are definitely toned down a lot. My goal was to get the over-the-top stuff... More »

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Internet • advertising • Craigslist • Internet advertising • sheriff • Craigslist killer • Tom Dart

Texas Cop Fired for Overkill Investigation

Sheriff's lieutenant shut down car wash over wife's missing $16

May 7, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas sheriff’s lieutenant has been fired for using police resources to investigate the alleged theft of $16 from his wife at a local car wash, the Houston Chronicle reports. Louis Guthrie and a group of deputies taped off the establishment for an hour to question employees. “This... More »

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Texas • theft • Houston • car wash • sheriff • abuse of power • misconduct • fired

 Mexican Drug Bucks Ensnare 
 Texas County, Sheriff 

Border sheriff faces trial for clearing the way for drug traffickers

Apr 3, 09 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Starr County on the Texas border is enjoying boom times while the rest of the country is stuck in recession, the Los Angeles Times reports. The county—still one of America's poorest—lies at the center of the cross-border drug trade, and while residents acknowledge that illicit cash has long... More »

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Texas • corruption • drug trafficking • Mexican drug war • sheriff • Rio Grande

(Newser) - The Seattle teen whose jailhouse beating at the hands of a sheriff’s deputy has sparked internet outrage screamed “I’m not resisting” during the attack, the Post-Intelligencer reports. “It was horrible,” said Malika Calhoun, charged with stealing a friend’s mother’s car. “My head... More »

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Washington • Seattle • police brutality • teenager • sheriff • car theft • Malika Calhoun • Paul Schene

Bong Owner Tried to Get $100K on eBay

Eight partygoers have been arrested; Phelps not among them

Feb 10, 09 4:16 PM CST
(Newser) - The bong case grows. Eight people in Columbia, SC, have been arrested on drug charges stemming from the infamous frat party that Michael Phelps attended, WIS-TV reports. Those eight do not include Phelps himself, but they do include the bong's owner, who reportedly tried to sell it on eBay for... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • Columbia University • eBay • South Carolina • marijuana • arrest • criminal investigation • sheriff • search warrant

OPINION

Phelps Toke Highlights Absurd Drug Laws

We elected a president who once smoked, so what's the big deal?

Feb 4, 09 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Poor Michael Phelps, who will have to be punished for something nearly half the country has also done, writes Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post. And poor Sheriff Leon Lott, who "probably doesn't want to press charges because it's a waste of time and resources." The real problems,... More »

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War on Drugs • drugs • Michael Phelps • South Carolina • marijuana • Bill Maher • sheriff • Leon Lott • Bill Maher Grid

Chicago Sheriff 
Halts Evictions

Lawman declares
that throwing renters out of foreclosed
properties is unjust

Oct 9, 08 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Chicago lawman is going to stop enforcing foreclosure evictions because they’re unfair to renters, the Chicago Tribune reports. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has a huge and growing eviction list but is refusing to carry out any more mortgage-foreclosure evictions until lenders first figure out who’s actually... More »

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Chicago • housing market • foreclosure • eviction • sheriff

Paps Vs. Surfers Battle Ebbs as Cops Move In

Malibu battle over McConaughey less than righteous, dude

Jun 29, 08 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Malibu sheriffs stepped up beach patrols this weekend, in the wake of last week's ruckus between paparazzi who wanted to snap actor Matthew McConaughey and surfers who rushed to defend him as one of their own. But the anticipated fray this weekend consisted of one lone photographer with a protest... More »

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beach • paparazzi • Malibu • surfers • Matthew McConaughey • sheriff

Bullets Hit LA Police Chopper, Force Landing

Pilot gets down safely;
cops questioning several suspects

May 23, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two bullets struck a Los Angeles sheriff’s helicopter and forced it to make an emergency landing, the Los Angeles Times reports. Noone was hurt. The chopper was on its way to investigate a robbery when bullets hit its belly and tail, apparently from a high-powered rifle. Several men have... More »

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crime • Los Angeles • helicopter • gunshots • sheriff

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