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Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu

Aug 31, 2015

Thorpe taking aim at civil forfeiture laws

It isn’t often that Republican Rep. Bob Thorpe of Flagstaff finds himself agreeing with the American Civil Liberties Union. But when it comes to cracking down on law enforcement agencies’ abuse of civil asset forfeiture laws, the conservative Republican finds himself squarely in line with the ACLU’s thinking.

Jul 27, 2015

Anatomy of ACLU suit claiming Pinal County officials abuse asset forfeiture laws

Libertarian groups for years have been calling for changes to Arizona laws designed to seize the profits of crime.

Jul 22, 2015

ACLU challenging AZ’s ‘perverse’ civil asset forfeiture laws

money handcuffs asset forefiture The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday filed a broad-based constitutional challenge to the ability of prosecutors and police in Arizona to seize private property without a court order.

Jul 14, 2015

Sheriffs say state favors private prisons in housing bids

An Arizona sheriffs' group says private prisons have the advantage when it comes to bidding for inmate housing contracts.

Former GoDaddy CEO and Arizona gubernatorial candidate Christine Jones (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Jun 23, 2014

Jones says she’ll deploy National Guard to border

Christine Jones said she’ll deploy 1,200 Arizona National Guard troops to the Mexican border and build fencing along key smuggling routes if elected governor.

Oct 11, 2012

Pinal County sheriff plans posse targeting smugglers

Pinal County's sheriff plans to create an armed, all-volunteer posse to help spot drug smugglers and do intelligence support.

Feb 20, 2012

Politicos give Babeu’s handling of allegations poor marks

Public relations veterans say Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu and his campaign team made political miscalculations when the lawman called a press conference to publicly reveal that he is gay and refute allegations that he threatened an ex-lover with deportation.

Feb 18, 2012

Babeu defends sending naked picture to ex-boyfriend

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu today emphatically denied allegations that he or his attorney threatened to deport a jilted ex-lover after their relationship soured, as a Phoenix newspaper reported on Friday, and said he plans to remain sheriff and continue his campaign for higher office.

Jan 4, 2012

Pinal County Sheriff announces run for congress

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in District 4. The first term sheriff made the announcement Wednesday.

Feb 23, 2011

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.

Feb 16, 2011

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.

Sep 23, 2010

Sign of the times

Sheriff Paul Babeu calls it an offensive billboard. The creator calls it a piece of art meant to spur debate. Either way, the billboard-sized sign that sits on private land... […]

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