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Vote in Sheriff Arpaio's Mugshot of the Day Contest

"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...

Missing Ex-Lovers Found Dead in Arizona

An Arizona woman who was apparently kidnapped from her Maricopa County home was found dead along with her captor today in a suspected murder-suicide. The bodies of Thomas Watson, 43, and his ex-girlfriend, Tara Shermerhorn, 31, were found in Watson's truck parked near Horse Thief Basin, a central Arizona recreation area,...

Feds Sue 'Toughest Sheriff'; He Comes Out Swinging

(Sept. 2) – The federal government today sued Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, the self-styled toughest sheriff in America, for failing to cooperate with an investigation into allegations that his department discriminated against prisoners with limited English-language skills. Arpaio didn't respond quietly to the Obama...

Background on maricopa county

Maricopa County ( ) is located in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,817,117, the most populous in the state, which ranks fourth among the nation's counties and is greater than the population of 23 states.

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