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

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.

Reasonable Doubt Part I: MCSO evolves into an immigration agency

 Posted by on 2009/01/11  Comments Off
Jan 112009
 
Reasonable Doubt Part I: MCSO evolves into an immigration agency

Once again this weekend, Joe Arpaio ignored crime in Maricopa County and set up roadblocks to apprehend anyone guilty of DWL (Driving while Latino) This is the first in a series of articles published in the summer of 2008 by the East Valley Tribune exposing the lunacy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio. For more than two years, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has dispatched his deputies to arrest hundreds of illegal immigrants as he’s retooled his force into an immigration enforcement agency. But it’s Maricopa County’s residents, particularly those living in small towns and rural stretches, who have paid the price for his decision.