Hints and tips:
...In November 2022, in Edinburgh’s Sheriff Court, I listened as Arthur Knight denied every allegation levelled against him....
...“They’re from parishes up in north-east Louisiana that have private parish jails. And they’re waiting for somebody to get convicted....
...Eight minutes later, after an exchange of gunfire, the suspect, two Baton Rouge police officers and a deputy with the East Baton Rouge sheriff’s department were dead....
...“We’ve got men here just about ready to block the roads, so you can tell the sheriff we’re going to start blocking the highway,” he said....
...At least one Louisiana official – Jack Stephens, the sheriff of St Bernard Parish – has asked the federal authorities to investigate whether illegal immigrants are helping with the Gulf clean-up....
...Security guards have been hired, police are on overtime and, at a temporary emergency post at Venice, the sheriff’s department has rented a mobile holding cell....
...The official returning officer is the high sheriff, a shadowy figure since Robin Hood’s day, but notionally entitled to pinch the limelight on the night. The problems are on Hagg’s desk....
...Some 25,496 fixed rate muni bonds sold by issuers as far reaching as the Acadia Parish School District in Louisiana, Newport Beach, California, and the New Jersey Turnpike have lost their ratings....
...Ceremonial posts such as sheriffs, mayors and town criers, traditionally attached to district councils, are being retained by order of parliament to preserve traditions....
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