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Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Jun 18, 2014

Lawsuit seeks to stop Arpaio’s business raids

Immigrant-rights advocates filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging business raids by an Arizona sheriff's office that have led to the arrests of hundreds of immigrant workers on charges of using fake or stolen IDs to get jobs.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (AP Photo)
May 8, 2014

Judge: Arpaio complied with racial profiling order

A federal judge who ruled that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office racially profiled Latinos in immigration and traffic patrols determined Wednesday that hundreds of deputies and employees completed a court-mandated assignment to get familiar with his verdict.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announces dozens of arrests in a prostitution sting during a news conference at Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Headquarters Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, in Phoenix. Maricopa County sheriff's deputies made dozens of arrests in the sting in which undercover officers posed as 16-year-old girls as men responded to an online ad. The investigation also resulted in numerous drug-related arrests. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Mar 28, 2014

Arpaio called in for status conference in racial profiling case

A federal judge presiding over a racial profiling case against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has scheduled an April 3 status conference in the case.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (AP Photo)
Mar 18, 2014

Joe Arpaio’s office rebuked in racial-profiling case

A judge who ruled last year that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office has racially profiled Latinos is criticizing the agency's top leaders for mischaracterizing and trivializing the case's key findings during a training session.

Dec 16, 2013

Monitor candidates criticized in profiling case

Lawyers in the racial profiling case against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office are criticizing their rivals' recommended candidates to monitor the agency's operations to ensure it isn't making unconstitutional arrests.

Dec 12, 2013

Arpaio’s office schedules community meetings

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office will hold a series of community meetings on Dec. 21 in connection with a court case in which the agency was found to have systematically racially profiled Latinos during its patrols.

Dec 10, 2013

Lawyers in profiling case can’t agree on monitor

Lawyers in the racial profiling case against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office were unable to agree on a recommended candidate to monitor the agency's operations to ensure it isn't making unconstitutional arrests.

Dec 9, 2013

Monday marks deadline in racial profiling case

Lawyers in the racial profiling case against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office face a Monday deadline for recommending who should be appointed to monitor the agency's operations to ensure it isn't making unconstitutional arrests.

Arpaio's office continues to probe sex-crime cases
Nov 1, 2013

Arpaio to appeal order appointing monitor

Lawyers for Sheriff Joe Arpaio will appeal a judge's October order that a court-appointed monitor oversee the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, among other things.

Oct 18, 2013

$7.3M in fees sought in Arizona sheriff profile case

Attorneys who won a racial-profiling lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office are asking a judge to order that the county pay them $7.3 million in fees.

Oct 4, 2013

Order of monitor for sheriff’s department draws criticism

After a federal judge ordered that a monitor guard against racial profiling by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Denise Velez showed up with a handful of demonstrators Thursday to fill out a tongue-in-cheek application to “babysit” Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Sep 23, 2013

Latina conference to Arizona sheriff: Stay away

America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff has been told to stay away from a national Latina conference when it comes to Phoenix.

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