Police Chief, not the sheriff died. In New England, the sheriff generally runs the jails, and excutes evictions and little else. Law enforcement is generally handled by the police. Your sentiment was fine, regardless.
17 posted on 04/13/2012 3:37:42 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
(Queeg Olbermann: Ahh, but the strawberries that's... that's where I had them.)