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Klansman Running for Idaho Sheriff

Rob Quinn — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:00:00 CDT

A white supremacist in Idaho seeking to swap his white hood for a sheriff's badge says voters should look at his position on crime, not race. Shaun Winkler, who is the leader of the local White Knights of the KKK and has links to the Aryan Nation, hopes to beat...

SF Sheriff Gets Probation in Domestic Violence

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:03:32 CDT

San Francisco's top sheriff has been sentenced to a day in jail and three years probation after he was charged with beating his wife black and blue. Ross Mirkarimi, who pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment, must also attend a year-long domestic violence intervention program. The...

Sheriff-Imposed Pink Undies Blamed for Man's Death

Rob Quinn — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:40:42 CST

Forcing inmates to wear pink underwear was one of the moves that led Joe Arpaio to call himself "America's Toughest Sheriff"—but those undergarments may be his downfall. A federal court has ordered a new trial in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died...

GOP Sheriff Ran School Plagued by Sex Abuse: Documents

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:34:11 CST

The Arizona sheriff and Congressional candidate recently caught in a scandal over his gay lover once ran a boarding school that was shut down over abuse allegations, KNXV-TV reports. Paul Babeu was headmaster of the DeSisto School in Stockbridge, Mass., from 1999 to 2001—a time when physical and sexual...

Arkansas Teen Shoots, Kills 16-Year-Old Sister

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:56:46 CST

A teenager in the Arkansas Ozarks turned himself in yesterday saying he had shot his 16-year-old sister, the Southwest Times Record reports. “He came in ... saying he needed to speak with someone because he had killed his sister,” Franklin Sheriff Anthony Boen said of the 15-year-old. Deputies found the sister...

Sheriff Joe Fires Back at Feds' Allegations

Matt Cantor — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:14:10 CST

Arizona's embattled Sheriff Joe Arpaio is hitting back at Justice Department allegations that his office shows "a pervasive culture of discriminatory bias" against Hispanics. "Don't come to use me as a whipping boy for a national, international problem," he told reporters, saying he has "an idea of the politics involved...

Ex-Sheriff Thrown in Jail Named After Him

holysmokes — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:09:40 CST

Former Colorado Sheriff Patrick Sullivan may not be the only person who has a jail named after him, but he may be the only person to get thrown into a jail named after him. The 68-year-old is suspected of offering meth to a male in exchange for sex, reports AP...

Cindy Anthony Won't Face Perjury Charges

Matt Cantor — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:41:33 CDT

Casey Anthony’s mother will not face perjury charges over her testimony, say prosecutors. Cindy Anthony raised eyebrows in court by saying that she, not Casey, looked up chloroform on the family computer. What's more, the search occurred on a day Cindy was apparently at work. But a spokeswoman for the...

Philippines Female Mayor Punches Out Sheriff

John Johnson — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:03:13 CDT

This lesson in diplomacy is hot on BuzzFeed : A female mayor in the Philippines city of Davao City punched out a sheriff in front of TV cameras. Mayor Sara Duterte was incensed that the sheriff insisted on demolishing a shantytown despite her request for a two-hour delay. (Fittingly, she wanted...