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....
...On the cap he’s wearing, there is a badge with the words “Sheriff’s Department, Pitkin County” (his late friend Hunter S Thompson’s home ground)....
...Unsurprisingly, the Home Office is keen to play down these problems, especially since the new system of US-style police sheriffs has been championed by David Cameron....
...In the East Bank parish of St Bernard, local officials had, as of a week ago, spent about $100,000 of their own $1m BP grant....
...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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