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MCSO detention officer bonds out of jail
A Maricopa County jail detention officer arrested for allegedly assaulting inmates has posted a $36,000 secured appearance bond.
Hendershott set for Friday deposition in lawsuit
The No. 2 official in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is scheduled to be deposed Friday for the second time in a lawsuit that accuses the agency of racially profiling Hispanics in immigration patrols.
Sheriff’s office conducting immigration sweep
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has raided an El Mirage business in its latest operation aimed at suspected illegal immigrants.
Reza sues Arpaio, claims false arrest
The leader of a Latino advocacy group has sued the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on allegations that deputies illegally arrested him while he stood watching a protest in the days immediately following a judge's ruling on SB1070.
Arpaio gets delay in Justice Department lawsuit
A judge granted the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office a two-week delay in the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit that seeks records from the police agency.
Feds want new judge in lawsuit against sheriff
The U.S. Justice Department is asking for a different judge in its lawsuit alleging that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office refused to provide records in a civil rights investigation.
Not the Common Sense News Network
Apparently, common sense isn’t required to be CNN’s senior political editor, as Mark Preston, the man who holds that title, fell hook, line and sinker for Joe Arpaio’s hype machine... […]
Feds sue Arpaio in civil rights probe
The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.
County appeals $855K verdict in alleged jail beating
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted Aug. 30 to appeal an $855,000 jury verdict awarded to a Peoria man who claimed he was beaten in jail the day he... […]
Arpaio hasn’t turned over records in federal probe
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says Tuesday that it hasn't turned over records that the U.S. Department of Justice is requesting as part of a civil rights investigation.
Maricopa County gives OK to sue over bus purchase
Maricopa County officials voted March 29 to give their lawyers permission to file a lawsuit to determine whether a $456,000 bus that the sheriff's office bought to transport inmates was a legal purchase.
Suspect detainment criteria outlined in handbook
It took about two weeks, but Sheriff Joe has figured out where he got the list of criteria to detain illegal immigrants. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office released a statement earlier this week that noted he will continue to use a set of indicators - including an inability to speak English, unusual appearance and the location where people are stopped - to detain people who might be illegal immi[...]
