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Sheriffs Arpaio, Babeu and Dever to speak before border committee Wednesday
Three Arizona sheriffs are scheduled to make presentations Wednesday before a special committee of the Legislature that's devoted to examining security along the state's border with Mexico.
Arpaio interviewed as part of misconduct probe
An investigator interviewed Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for 5A? hours as part of a probe into allegations of misconduct involving the lawman's top aides.
Legislature approves money for Babeu, undoes Pima prohibition on immigration enforcement money
Despite a festering budget deficit, lawmakers have found a way to grant Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's request for funds for border-related immigration enforcement.
Pinal sheriff seeks $5 million to fight smugglers
Sheriff Paul Babeu is pushing the state to give Pinal County $5 million for fighting drug smugglers.
Yes, Virginia, there is a political motivation
Adams drew attention today to a House bill that would send $5 million to Babeu to allow the Pinal County Sheriff's Office to purchase equipment for an anti-smuggling task force, but some railbirds speculated the move was less about fighting smuggling than it was about congressional jockeying with Pearce.
Border mayors ask Pinal sheriff to tone it down
The mayors of three Arizona border cities are asking Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu to tone down his comments about border security problems.
Sheriffs to lawmakers: Border areas still unsafe, U.S. should send more soldiers
Two sheriffs gave a grim assessment of security along the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, telling a lawmakers they need the federal government to send more soldiers.
Arpaio, Dever, Babeu make their own stage for SB1070 hearing
Larry Dever wanted to address the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Instead, he addressed the press corps at his lawyer’s office in Scottsdale. The Cochise County sheriff, along with his prominent counterparts from Maricopa and Pinal counties, hosted a viewing party at the Rose Law Group to watch the Nov. 1 hearing at the Ninth Circuit on SB1070. Sitting alongside Maricopa County [...]
Border becomes issue for Pinal County sheriff
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, a 41-year-old from Massachusetts, is becoming known for his tough border security stance, despite being from a county some 90 miles from Mexico.
UpClose with Paul Babeu
In a landmark year for Democrats across the country, Paul Babeu defied the trends that have kept Pinal County blue for generations. Babeu in 2008 became the first Republican elected to countywide office in Pinal County history. His goal, he said, was to make the Pinal County Sheriff's Office more efficient and to earn back the trust he felt the department had lost with the public.
Operation Los Tusa dismantles marijuana syndicate
The Arizona Attorney General's Office announced Oct. 26 that it has indicted 21 people in connection with a marijuana-smuggling operation based in Pinal County. Attorney General Terry Goddard, along with Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, sent out a media release noting that Operation Los Tusa has dismantled a syndicate responsible for smuggling thousa[...]
