Protecting Arkansas Communities: Roles and Responsibilities of Columbia County Sheriff's Office - News Trends
Phillips County, Arkansas, sheriff cruiser. In Arkansas, sheriffs and their deputies are fully empowered peace officers with county-wide jurisdiction and thus, may legally exercise their authority in unincorporated and incorporated areas of a county. Sheriff'sOffice.I have worked for the Sheriff’sOffice for over 30 years and am proud of the good men and women that serve with me.
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The dedicated and loyal servants that put on the uniform and badge every day are true heroes. The sheriff is an elected official, the chief executive of a sheriff'sdepartment. Most sheriffs operate under the county government, with a few city sheriffs (mostly in Virginia, where cities are legally not a part of the county that surrounds them). Forty nine states have sheriffs.
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District Attorney Vicki Behenna and Sheriff Tommie Johnson got into a heated argument at a meeting of the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority on Friday, May 8, 2026. Orange County, Florida Sheriff John Mina has told his deputies not to cooperate with ICE and immigration authorities without getting permission from him. Hot Spring CountySheriff Scott Finkbeiner is shown in an undated courtesy photo from the ArkansasSheriffs' Association and in an undated courtesy photo (inset) from the Saline County jail's inmate roster. A lawsuit has been filed against a ColumbiaCounty, Ark. deputy, the sheriff, and the sheriff'soffice after the deputy shoots at a dog, but strikes a woman standing on her front porch instead.