Subject: Extradition

• On Lion Controversy

  Politician who favors mountain-lion hunting gets Internet death threats; but did FBI arrest the wrong Web browser?

  July 25, 1996

• Phoenix Wife Killer Continues to Evade Jaws of Justice

  October 21, 2008

• Joe Arpaio Caves, Backs Off Dumbass Plan to Transport Inmates Via Light Rail

  Sheriff Joe: He puts the CON into "Con Rail."Has Sheriff Joe's well-oiled media machine finally blown up in his aged face? Will Lisa Allen have to revert to grooming dogs full instead of part time, and leave Arpaio's upkeep to another PR handler? Below is the latest press release from the MCSO, backing off the Sheriff's ludicrous "Con Rail" plan. Although our corrupt top cop is not averse to negative publicity, usually there's a little positive pub mixed into the batch. Not on this one. Joe's be

  January 29, 2009

• Do Svidanya, Joe

  The vexed vulture swoops down on mean ol' Sheriff Joe, then sides with a nativist (for a change) against the mothers of MADD

  October 18, 2007

• Snake on a Plane

  Continental Airlines had a cold-blooded killer on board but refused law enforcement's pleas to land

  June 14, 2007

• Drug War Cowboys

  The DEA may finally get its man

  December 21, 2000

• Chemistry Decree

  Local distributor of "party drug" ingredient held on $5 million bail in biggest GHB bust in U.S. history

  April 20, 2000

• Iceland 5, Arpaio 0

  Iceland supreme court unanimously opposes grandparents' extradition to county jails

  October 23, 1997

• Nice Land

  Icelandic judge stays extradition, saying Arpaio's jails violate standards of humane treatment

  July 10, 1997

• Fugitives From Terror

  Arpaio's barbaric jails cited as reason to halt extradition from Iceland

  May 22, 1997

• Phoenix Police Buy $4.2M Spy Plane; New Aircraft Will Also Serve Extradition Needs

  Image: www.pilatus-aircraft.com  Budget cuts may be the norm in the city of Phoenix, but the police department is buying a new, $4.2 million airplane for extraditions and surveillance work. The prop-driven Pilatus PC-12 Spectre is gorgeous (to aircraft geeks like us) and comes loaded with sophisticated cameras to spy on crime suspects. The Swiss-made plane also includes a pressurized cabin, commode and plenty of seats to transport out-of-state offenders b

  July 24, 2009

• Roman Polanski Hires High-Powered Attorney Used by Former Congressman Rick Renzi

  The Renzi Family Former Congressman Rick Renzi and his stable of children.​ What does famed movie director and convicted pedophile Roman Polanski have in common with scandalous former Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi?No, Renzi's never been accused of having sex with a 13-year-old at Jack Nicholson's house. What the two have in common is that when they've faced intense legal heat, they've turned to the same attorney: Washington D.C.'s Reid Weingarten, whom Polanski added to

  October 1, 2009

• Senator Robert Byrd Surpasses Arizona's Carl Hayden as Longest Serving Federal Legislator

  www.azfop5.com Former Maricopa County Sheriff and Long-time Arizona Congressman Carl Hayden​The old boys club just got a little older.Today, West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd surpassed former Arizona Congressman Carl Hayden as the longest serving congressman in history.Hayden served the state of Arizona in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate for 57 years (20,773 days). After his retirement in 1968, he was succeeded by Conservative golden-boy Barry Goldwater.Before his

  November 18, 2009