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- ↑ "MEET YOUR SHERIFF Sheriff Ed Troyer". Pierce County. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ↑ "Kitsap's interim sheriff didn't sign letter supporting Second Amendment, but said he would have". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "Criminal charges filed against Pierce County sheriff | Washington State". www.atg.wa.gov. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "'I almost lost my life. For a lie,' newspaper carrier testifies about confrontation with Sheriff Troyer". The Seattle Times. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer found not guilty on both counts". KNKX Public Radio. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "Criminal charges filed against Pierce County sheriff | Washington State". www.atg.wa.gov. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer found not guilty of false reporting". The Seattle Times. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ staff, Seattle Times (26 April 2012). "Foster son of Pierce County sheriff's spokesman charged with rape". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "Son of Pierce Co. sheriff's spokesman pleads guilty to sexual assault". The Seattle Times. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "Ed Troyer wins race for Pierce County Sheriff". king5.com. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2023.