Ruling in sweeps lawsuit against sheriff postponed

A judge hearing a lawsuit over immigration patrols by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has postponed a ruling on whether to give the police agency more time to hand over e-mails.

Scared at school

Hispanic parents across the state are worried that police officers stationed at schools - whose mission is to become a role model to the students and foster a sense of trust between children and police - will start treating students like suspected law-breakers, after Arizona's new immigration law goes into effect.

Schools are doing their best to downplay the possibility of such a scenario[...]

Arpaio sues Maricopa County administrators

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's attorneys have filed another lawsuit against county officials, claiming administrators have conflicts of interest that prevent them from choosing lawyers for Arpaio.

Sheriff’s office raids El Mirage business

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is conducting a raid at sanitation businesses in El Mirage and neighboring Youngtown northwest of Phoenix.

Maricopa County supervisors adopt $2 billion budget

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has adopted what it describes as a "steady-as-you-go," $2.26 billion budget for the spending year that begins July 1.

Agency wants later deadline for producing e-mails

A lawyer defending the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in a lawsuit over its immigration patrols has asked a judge to extend a deadline for handing over a huge volume of e-mails from the police agency.

MCSO immigration sweeps lead to 40 arrests

Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies say they arrested 40 suspected illegal immigrants in a 36-hour period ending Wednesday.

Public cost of Maricopa County feud may go higher

Officials who have complained for years about high legal costs tied to the internal power struggle in Arizona's most populous county have filed legal notices asking for millions in damages, citing emotional stress caused by the political warfare.

No warnings for seatbelt violations

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety announced the beginning of its “Buckle Up Arizona… No Excuses” campaign on May 20 as a part of the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign cracking down on drivers not wearing seatbelts.

Burglary suspect claims he was waiting for an interview

Capitol Police responding to a report of a burglary in progress arrived on scene in time to witness a man exit a building turn and run inside the front door of the Child Development Center building.

Death-penalty cases put public defender $8M over budget

A Maricopa County agency that contracts with private attorneys to represent indigent criminal defendants is going to end the fiscal year over budget by more than $8 million, or about 63 percent, due to a glut of death-penalty cases and the high cost of defending them.

Officials: Arpaio may have misspent up to $50M

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio may be keeping a shadow set of books that has allowed him to pay deputies' salaries with money voters intended to be used for jail operations, county officials said Monday.