Email Author Ray Stern

Awards

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published July 8, 2010

  "Gold Rush"

• 2011 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 25, 2010

  "Chronic Future"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published October 15, 2009

  "Concrete Bungle"

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  SCA Scandal

• 2010 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  Valley Fever

• 2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 19, 2007

  "Money for Nothing"

• 2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published May 31, 2007

  "What Happened in Vegas..."

• 2008 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published May 31, 2007

  "What Happened in Vegas..."

• 2008 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published February 8, 2007

  "Gotcha!"

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published November 16, 2006

  "ICE Meltdown"

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2011 Stories by Ray Stern

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  Feds Pull 287(g) Authority From Maricopa County Jails Because of Civil Rights Violations

  published Dec 15, 2011

  rU.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yanked the 287(g) program from Maricopa County jails today because of a finding that Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office abused the rights of Lati... More >>

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  Feds Demand Reform of Sheriff's Office; Arpaio's Immigration Sweeps Involve "Egregious" Racial Profiling, Feds Say

  published Dec 15, 2011

  It was the most egregious case of racial profiling federal experts have ever seen. Findings in a long-running investigation of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office found that Sheriff Arpaio's departm... More >>

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  Findings of Racial-Profiling, Civil-Rights Investigation Into Sheriff Arpaio's Office to be Announced by Feds

  published Dec 15, 2011

  The findings of a three-year probe into allegations of racial profiling and other civil rights allegations against Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office will be revealed this morning by the U.S. Justice Departm... More >>

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  El Mirage Rape Suspect, Ignored by Sheriff Arpaio's Office in 2006, was Convicted of Different Sex Crime in 2009

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his top supervisors declared last week that agency's failure to properly investigate hundreds of sex-crime cases didn't jeopardize public safety.The father of o... More >>

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  Scottie Pippen Sues ASU Foundation, CBS, CNBC, and Other Media Outlets for Claiming He's Bankrupt; Read Lawsuit

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Basketball superstar Scottie Pippen wants $1 million each from the ASU Foundation and various media outlets around the country for calling him broke.Sounds like a great way to raise money -- if his l... More >>

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  Ninth Circuit Court to Hear New Times vs. Sheriff Arpaio Case on Wednesday; Live Video Available at Phoenix Federal Courthouse

  published Dec 13, 2011

  rThe U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday will take its second look at New Times' lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio for the 2007 arrests of the newspaper's two top execu... More >>

• Joel Fox Case vs. Cox Communications Can Proceed, Judge Rules; "Zorro" E-Mails Shouldn't Have Been Released, Says Former Sheriff's Captain

  published Dec 13, 2011

  rJoel Fox finally has achieved the equivalent of a base hit in a court case. A federal judge ruled recently that a lawsuit against Cox Communications by the disgraced former captain... More >>

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  Governor Brewer's Lawsuit Vs. Medical Marijuana Act Criticized by Federal Judge; Says State Must Choose Sides

  published Dec 12, 2011

  rGovernor Jan Brewer's lawsuit against Arizona's medical marijuana law took a beating today in federal court, where a judge told the state's lawyers to pick a side on the issue.Brewer and her le... More >>

• Man Robbed of Assault Rifle After Placing Ad; Shoots Wildly at Fleeing Suspect

  published Dec 12, 2011

  A man who placed an ad on backpage.com for an AR-15 assault rifle had the gun stolen from him -- then shot at the fleeing suspect with a handgun, hitting a Valley Metro van.The messy gun deal went dow... More >>

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  Ryan Hazelton, 20, Surgery Assistant at Sun City Hospital, Arrested After Indictment for '09 Child-Porn Possession

  published Dec 12, 2011

  A 20-year-old surgery assistant at a Sun City hospital was arrested at work last week following a grand-jury indictment on charges of possessing child pornography. Ryan Hazelton was 17 and living wi... More >>

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  "Warrant Clear Up" Week in Phoenix Nets at Least 1,500 Misdemeanor Scofflaws; Hunt for Holdouts Begins

  published Dec 09, 2011

  The city of Phoenix convinced at least 1,500 misdemeanor scofflaws to come in to court this week and take care of their old warrants.Sergeant Tommy Thompson says the number is conservative and that he... More >>

• Dogpile on Sheriff Arpaio Grows Over Bungled Sex-Crime Cases

  published Dec 09, 2011

  The New York Times piled more criticism of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio this afternoon over his office's record of poorly investigated sex crimes.Reporter Marc Lacey, in what will be one of his... More >>

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  Evidence Shows SCA Funds Were Illegally Earmarked Campaign Contributions, Investigation Revealed; Feds Still Working Case

  published Dec 08, 2011

  rThe evidence shows that Sheriff Joe Arpaio's top men ran an illegal campaign-finance scheme to benefit their boss' 2008 race, say newly released investigation documents. The intern... More >>

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  Sky Harbor Airport Narcotics Team has Seized $3.4 Million in Cash This Year

  published Dec 07, 2011

  The young woman seemed nervous as she checked in at the airport gate on July 26, and officers could see her hand shake as she held her ticket.Abril Save of Tucson had just flown to Phoenix Sky Harbor ... More >>

• Three Men Connected to Mexican Pot-Smuggling Ring Sought; "Leaders" Worked With Several Cartels

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Three men being sought by the Arizona Department of Public Safety are suspected of helping to smuggle tons of pot for various Mexican cartels.Christian Palacios, a Valley resident and the only U.S. c... More >>

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  Loretta Barkell, Former Financial Officer Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Was Convinced Her Office Was Bugged

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Newly released records show a top Arpaio official was convinced her superiors had bugged her office.County observers may recall that Arpaio and his go-to guy, former Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott, wa... More >>

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  Ride From Airport No Good Deed: Woman Robs Victim of $5,000 With Help From Fellow Thugs, Cops Say

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Taking a cab from the airport this weekend would have been cheaper -- and a whole lot less frightening -- for a Florida visitor who was robbed of $5,000.The victim, who wasn't named in court records, ... More >>

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  Sheriff Joe Arpaio Apologizes to Sex-Crime Victims for Mishandled Cases; Deputies Resign After Internal Probe

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio apologized today to the victims of El Mirage sex-crimes cases that went uninvestigated due to incompetent police work under his watch."Sometimes these kinds of thing... More >>

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  Tom Horne to Argue Tucson Government Case at Glendale's Thunderbird School Tomorrow

  published Dec 05, 2011

  As an elected official, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne could make himself as relatively unseen as, well, Governor Jan Brewer.But Horne likes to get his hands dirty every now and then in the legal ... More >>

• Mesa Brothers, 19 and 6, Hurt in Scooter Collision With Pickup

  published Dec 05, 2011

  A Mesa 19-year-old and his 6-year-old brother were injured severely on Friday after their scooter slammed into a full-size pickup truck.Cops say that Elias Redden, while trying to make a left-hand tur... More >>

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  Bad News Day for Sheriff Arpaio: AP Story on Bungled Sex-Crime Cases in El Mirage Shames Agency Nationwide

  published Dec 05, 2011

  You may be having a better Monday morning than Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was slammed yesterday in a damning story about how his agency bungled hundreds of sex-crime cases.The Associated Press story by ... More >>

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  Maricopa Teen Caught With 500 Child-Porn Videos and Pictures After Year-Long FBI Investigation

  published Dec 02, 2011

  A year-long child-porn investigation led FBI agents this summer to a Maricopa teenager with a personal stash of 500 videos and pictures of sexually exploited children.The case was outlined in court re... More >>

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  Sheriff Arpaio Won't Investigate Deputy Chief Paul Chagolla for Alleged Threat to Reporter

  published Dec 02, 2011

  Usually, Arpaio loves a good probe. The list of questionable investigations the five-term sheriff has launched against his political foes includes county Supervisors, judges, bureaucrats, lawyers, j... More >>

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  "Warrant Clear Up" Program in Phoenix Gives Misdemeanor Offenders a Chance to Work With City Voluntarily, Rather Than Be Arrested

  published Dec 01, 2011

  It's been a while since you blew off that fine or court date following a misdemeanor arrest.You've become an expert at spotting cop cars in the rear-view mirror as you drive, and you've ditched more t... More >>

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  Yoki A Ma' Medical Marijuana Club Busted by Tempe and Nevada Authorities; Six Arrested -- Club Owner Craig Sherf Talks to New Times

  published Dec 01, 2011

  Tempe police teamed up with Nevada authorities this week to bust the Yoki A Ma' medical marijuana club, arresting six people.It's the latest arrest of people accused of operating clubs that distribut... More >>