Feb 1st, 2006 · The FBI has joined an investigation into the weekend shooting of an Air Force policeman outside Los Angeles. After a car chase, a sheriff's deputy fired at the unarmed airman, who in amateur videotape of the incident appears to be following orders to get off the ground.
Jan 31st, 2006 · When Ben Bernanke takes the reins of the Federal Reserve from Alan Greenspan, he will instantly become one of the most influential people in the world. Bernanke knows the Fed inside out, but that's very different from being the sheriff of the global economy.
Jan 25th, 2006 · The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Mexican officials are investigating an incident earlier this week along the border. A rural Texas sheriff accuses the Mexican army of protecting a drug smuggling operation. Mexico denies its military was involved.
Oct 12th, 2005 · The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that focuses on whether the First Amendment guarantees free speech during the course of work on a job. A Los Angeles prosecutor says he was demoted for recommending that charges be dismissed against a defendant because a sheriff lied.
Sep 7th, 2005 · An apparent vigilante has confessed to killing two recently released sex offenders in Washington state. The man who claimed responsibility for the killings told police he found his victims using a sex offender community notification Web page run by the local sheriff's department. Martin Kaste reports.
Jul 6th, 2005 · Some would call marijuana British Columbia's largest export to the United States. The border patrol and local sheriffs have recently stumbled across massive shipments in cars, trucks -- even a kayak. And now the Canadian government is considering whether to decriminalize recreational use of the drug.
Jul 5th, 2005 · The nation's methamphetamine epidemic continues to challenge local law enforcement and child welfare workers across the country. That's the conclusion of a new survey of 500 county sheriffs and 303 county child welfare officials in 45 states.