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- ↑ Zaitz, Les (August 20, 2016). "Sheriff Glenn Palmer makes his own rules in Grant County". The Oregonian . Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Grant County Sheriff". Oregon State Sheriff's Association. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- 1 2 "Complaint by Grant County dispatcher" (PDF). Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. February 11, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- 1 2 Zaitz, Les (February 18, 2016). "Grant County sheriff viewed as 'security leak' as state seeks investigation". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Complaint by Chief of John Day City Police" (PDF). Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. February 11, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ↑ Zaitz, Les (August 20, 2016). "Sheriff Glenn Palmer makes his own rules in Grant County". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ↑ Hart, Sean (February 19, 2016). "Chief, dispatch manager complain sheriff's support of militia endangered the public". Blue Mountain Eagle. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ↑ Ortiz, Erik (March 19, 2016). "Embattled Sheriff Glenn Palmer, Linked to Oregon Occupiers, Under Scrutiny". NBC News. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ Ryan, Jim (November 8, 2016). "Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer elected to fourth term". The Oregonian . Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ Sheriff who met refuge occupiers re-elected, KOIN , Shuly Wasserstrom, Nov 10, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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