Topic: Joe Arpaio

AZ sheriff: TN man threatened to kill him because of Obama investigation

NBC 10 Knoxville (WBIR) - 19 days ago
A Knoxville man is suspected of threatening an Arizona sheriff who is investigating claims that President Obama was not born in the United States...

Tennessee man suspected in threat on Ariz. sheriff

Miami Herald - 19 days ago
Authorities in Tennessee say they've arrested a man who's suspected of threatening the self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" in America. Knox County ...

Fired Arpaio aide fights to win job back

NBC 12 Phoenix (KPNX) - 20 days ago
One of the three Maricopa County Sheriff's top administrators fired last year on the heels of an internal investigation on Thursday will begin the...

Feds Arrest Connecticut Cops For Abusing Latinos' Civil Rights, But In Arizona, Feds Do Nothing More Than Threaten Lawsuits

Phoenix New Times - 21 days ago
The FBI arrested four police officers, including the president of the police union in East Haven, a Connecticut suburb, over allegations that the...

Joe Arpaio Attacks Democratic Opponent Paul Penzone Over Phoenix P.D.'s...

Phoenix New Times - 21 days ago
As Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pointed out when a story about his office's bungling of hundreds of sex-crime investigations resurfaced late...

MCSO's in a New Reality Show -- Complete With Jailhouse, Race-Gang Justice

Phoenix New Times - 21 days ago
When most people look at Tent City, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's infamous outdoor detention facility, they see a jail.. Not Sheriff Joe...

U.S. says Arizona sheriff violated civil rights laws

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 62 days ago
WASHINGTON/PHOENIX, Dec 15 (Reuters) - An Arizona sheriff and his deputies violated U.S. civil rights laws by engaging in racial profiling of Latinos and making unlawful arrests in their bid to crack down on illegal immigrants, the U.S. Justice Department ...

Arizona senators concerned over sex crime probes

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 69 days ago
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona's two U.S. senators on Thursday expressed concern over media reports accusing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, best known for his crackdown on illegal immigration, of giving short shrift to hundreds of sex-crime investigations.In a joint statement ...

Sheriff hands over documents in bias probe

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 258 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Arizona sheriff has turned over documents sought by the Justice Department in a probe of whether his police force discriminated against Hispanics in a crackdown on illegal immigrants, the agency said Thursday.Ending a nine-month fight in which the ...

Police arrest Arizona's suspected "Rock Burglar"

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 264 days ago
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Police arrested a suspect as Arizona's notorious "Rock Burglar" on Friday after a 17-year crime spree that netted more than $10 million in cash and other loot from affluent homeowners, authorities said.Robert James Neese, who authorities allege smashed ...