Goldwater Institute: Arpaio’s crime clearance rate a sham  

The Goldwater Institute renewed its criticism of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, this time accusing the agency of reporting faulty criminal investigation statistics to federal authorities. In December, the public-policy group reported that Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “misplaced priorities,” specifically his attention-grabbing crime sweeps targeting illegal immigrants, had led to rising crime rates, a glut of outstanding …