DOJ Lawsuit against Joe Arpaio “imminent”?

 Posted by on 2010/08/03  6 Responses »
Aug 032010
 
DOJ Lawsuit against Joe Arpaio "imminent"?

The Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, is apparently fed up with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio refusal to cooperate with their investigation into allegations of discrimination and unconstitutional searches and seizures. In a letter sent to Arpaio today, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez gave the Sheriff’s Office until Aug. 17 to cooperate with the investigation, and to turn over documents requested last year for an inquiry into claims of discrimination based on national origin. Arpaio, with his typical arrogance, claims the investigation is politically motivated. “MCSO’s refusal to cooperate fully with the Division’s investigation makes it an extreme outlier when compared with other recipients of federal financial assistance, which have uniformly recognized their obligation to cooperate with the Division’s MORE

A bad week for Sheriff Joe Arpaio

 Posted by on 2010/06/27  Comments Off
Jun 272010
 
A bad week for Sheriff Joe Arpaio

It seems to have been a bad week for Maricopa County’s geriatric gendarme. He, who thinks he is above the law has been smacked down on several fronts. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has been after Arpaio for some time now to produce financial records pertaining to the possible abuse of Jail Enhancement Fund money. That fund is supplied by a voter-approved sales tax, and the cash is supposed to go for jail construction and related expenses, not for the sheriff’s slush funds to pay for his terrorizing Maricopas Hispanic population. Friday, Superior Court Judge Richard E. Gordon slapped down Arpaio’s attempt to dodge the County Boards calling Arpaio to a hearing to explain why he was holding back MORE

10-1 Oppose SB-1070 – Saturday’s rally numbers debunk the polls

 Posted by on 2010/05/30  17 Responses »
May 302010
 
10-1 Oppose SB-1070 - Saturday's rally numbers debunk the polls

Crowds estimated at 50,000 marched fromSteele Indian School Park to the State Capitol Saturday morning to protest Arizonas new anti immigrant law known as SB-1070. The crowd of protesters stretched more than a half mile through the city streets as the throng of people banged drums, chanted slogans asking President Barack Obama to intervene and waved American flags as they made their way toward downtown Phoenix. Organizers were scattered throughout the protesters picking up trash and providing water to the marchers as the day got progressively hotter. The rally was peaceful as are the majority of rallies pushing for immigration reform. People attending this event came from as far away as New York and Texas and as close as California. MORE

Immigration Clearinghouse endorses Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Governor of Arizona

 Posted by on 2010/05/01  3 Responses »
May 012010
 
Immigration Clearinghouse endorses Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Governor of Arizona

Sources are suggesting that Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be making an announcement next week, possibly on Tuesday of his plans to run for Governor of Arizona. IMMIGRATION CLEARINGHOUSE supports and endorses Sheriff Arpaio in his quest to unseat Governor Jan Brewer. Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen said he has spoken with the Sheriff on several occasions about running for governor.

[Breaking News] Arizona House rejects immigration enforcement bill

 Posted by on 2009/07/01  1 Response »
Jul 012009
 
[Breaking News] Arizona House rejects immigration enforcement bill

PHOENIX — With many members absent, the Arizona House early Wednesday defeated a bill to criminalize the presence of all illegal immigrants in the state and draw local police officers deeper into the fight against illegal immigration. The House voted 26-15 for the bill Wednesday morning, but the “yes” votes were five short of the 31 needed for passage by the 60-member chamber. The Senate approved the bill 16-11 earlier Wednesday morning.

Thousand march in Phoenix in opposition to Sheriff Joe Arpaio

 Posted by on 2009/02/28  Comments Off
Feb 282009
 
Thousand march in Phoenix in opposition to Sheriff Joe Arpaio

This is incredible! Thousands of opponents of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s illegal-immigration policies held their “March to Stop the Hate” in downtown Phoenix on this morning. As of 1:30 p.m., the speeches were still being made at the march’s destination, the federal building. According to initial reports, the march was peaceful, with no major incidents as of early Saturday afternoon. Crowd estimates from organizers and law enforcement were not immediately available, but at least one estimate put it at about 3,000. Along the march route, between 100 and 200 Arpaio supporters gathered at the Wells Fargo Tower. Many carried “We Support Sheriff Joe” signs, among others. Most were from the anti immigrant group RidersUSA a group endorsed and acknowledged by other MORE

Arpaio allows inmate serving life sentence to escape while deputies used elsewhere harassing valley Latinos

 Posted by on 2009/02/20  Comments Off
Feb 202009
 
Arpaio allows inmate serving life sentence to escape while deputies used elsewhere harassing valley Latinos

The incompetence of Sheriff Joe Arpaio was again evident in Maricopa County on Tuesday with the brazen escape of inmate Adrian Gonzalez Cruz, who was serving a life sentence for child rape. Inmates have escaped Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office custody a handful of times in the past five years, and they were frequently captured within days – if not hours – of their escape. But the escape of convicted child rapist Adrian Gonzalez Cruz from the Superior Courthouse on Tuesday was unique: He walked out wearing street clothes shortly after 1 p.m. and blended in with the downtown Phoenix lunch crowd. Surveillance footage released Thursday shows a man believed to be Cruz casually walking to the elevators on the seventh MORE

Media Circus in Arizona as Media Whore Arpaio forces public march in chains

 Posted by on 2009/02/05  2 Responses »
Feb 052009
 
Media Circus in Arizona as Media Whore Arpaio forces public march in chains

That worthless bastard and hero of the rabid right wing loons Joe Arpaio is at it again. Chaining together prisoners and marching them through the streets of Phoenix. Dan Weiss relates it at Imagine 2050 Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Phoenix, AZ will chain together hundreds of detained immigrants today and force them to march out of a detention facility and into a “Tent City”. Arpaio’s Maricopa County office released a media advisory titled, Arpaio Orders Move of Hundreds of Illegal Aliens to Their Own Tent City, that can be described as eerily familiar to the first phase of Nazi Germany’s anti-Semitic propaganda. The statement describes detainees being housed in an outdoor city of tents surrounded by an electric fence, with MORE

Malfeasance and Corruption in Maricopa County Arizona

 Posted by on 2008/12/05  Comments Off
Dec 052008
 
Malfeasance and Corruption in Maricopa County Arizona

Clint Bolick, Litigation Director of the conservative Goldwater Institute, has issued a 22-page indictment of Joe Arpaio’s tenure as sheriff of Maricopa County, which encompasses the majority of the Phoenix metro area in Arizona. Bolick goes after Sheriff Joe’s lack of focus on crime reduction and inefficient management of the department. For those who are not familiar with the situation in Maricopa County Arizona, it is a felony to “be Brown” in Sheriff Joe’s bailiwick! The paper also examines the 166-percent increase in homicide rates between 2004 and 2007, the same period that MCSO began diverting resources to other priorities, such as trips by high-level employees to Honduras for ambiguous law enforcement activities. Mission Unaccomplished also looks at MCSO’s closing of MORE