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Vote in Sheriff Arpaio's Mugshot of the Day Contest

Apr 20, 2011 – 3:43 PM
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Steven Hoffer

Steven Hoffer Contributor

"America's Toughest Sheriff" is giving the public some hard choices.

Joe Arpaio, the Arizona sheriff known for serving inmates green baloney and his staunch stance against illegal immigration, has instituted a "Mugshot of the Day" contest on the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office website, The Arizona Republic reports.

According to the site, visitors can peruse all the mugshots from the day's arrests and then vote on their favorite.

The top three contenders for 'Mugshot of the Day' on the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office website.
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
The top three contenders for "Mugshot of the Day" on the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office website are, from left, Benjamin Luna, Alfred John Shepard and Carl Duane Robbins.
The current leader, with more than 3,000 votes, is Benjamin Luna, a long-haired 36-year-old whose booking photo shows him with a bandage over his right eye and a face covered in an unidentified white powder.

According to ABC News Radio, Arpaio believes that the increased site traffic will help people recognize the work of his employees and potentially aid future criminal investigations. He also sees the project as educational by granting visitors exposure to different aspects of the law.

Read more at The Arizona Republic.


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