Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-3259168-20141007112521/@comment-24674051-20141010205140

Incorrect. David stepped in while Emma was in the EF, that is true. But when they were in NL, in Lost Girl, Emma mentions that she IS the Sherriff of Storybrooke (not Was). And I'll have to go back and check, but I think she mentions something about it in one of the first 2 episodes this year as well.

David still works in the Sherriff's office, but as a Deputy. Although, that does leave the unanswered question of who's running the Animal Shelter?