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As Sheriff, when I raised my right hand and put my left on the Bible, and swore to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, I damn well meant it.

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Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke said Wednesday he has accepted a federal appointment as an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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A federal lawsuit filed Monday claims that race, not a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing, guided deputies as they targeted black people in Mississippi.

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A former Tennessee sheriff admitted in a plea agreement Thursday that he used his position to give perks to female inmates in exchange for sex.

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Clay Higgins is a former sheriff's captain known for his viral Crimestoppers videos and, now elected to represent Louisiana's 3rd District in Congress, has some tough words from the Mexican border.

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A bill working its way through the Alabama legislature would allow a megachurch in suburban Birmingham to form its own police department.

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Conservative speaker David Clarke has been named in a lawsuit alleging he abused his power as Milwaukee sheriff when he ordered a man be detained at an airport and later singled him out online.

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A survey of police officers in America found that 86 percent of them believe high-profile incidents involving officers and black people make police work harder, according to a report released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday.

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For more than 20 years, Arpaio has had the armed posse patrol malls around the holidays, but now the posse will be going on patrols with deputies.

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The suspects were restrained and not resisting when the former sheriff punched, kicked and kneed them with enough force to leave his own hands bruised.

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A 34-year old Slovakian woman who is a legal resident filed suit in federal court Monday after being denied a concealed carry permit for the past two years.

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"I don't do well reigned in" said St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Captain Clay Higgins in a press conference Monday after a brew up within the agency.

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