Deputy

A deputy (often short for sheriff's deputy, deputy sheriff, sheriff's police, or sheriff's officer) are law enforcement officers working for an agency headed by a sheriff, and are so-titled because they are deputized by the sheriff and charged with performing all the duties prescribed to the sheriff by that state's law.

Known Deputies

 * Droop-a-Long Coyote, current deputy to Ricochet Rabbit
 * Pablo Perez, Ricochet's first deputy
 * Arnold Ox, Ricochet's second deputy
 * Sherman Sheep, Ricochet's third deputy
 * Baba Looey, deputy to Quick Draw McGraw

Source

 * Sheriffs in the United States