A federal jury in Chicago has awarded nearly $1.6 million to 21 Cook County sheriff’s employees who claimed they were demoted for supporting an opponent in the 2006 election. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court contended the members of …
State police say a former candidate for St. Helena Parish, La., sheriff has been booked on counts of insurance fraud and felony theft. Trooper Nick Manale tells The Advocate 36-year-old Frederick Bell of Kentwood is accused of falsely claiming three …
Owyhee County’s insurer told the county commissioners it would no longer cover the sheriff against any claims involving personnel matters, prompting the commissioners to again ask Sheriff Daryl Crandall to resign. Crandall said he plans to finish his term, which …
