James Saville

Arpaio Uses Murder of West Virginia Sheriff for Self-Promotion

There's no end to how Sheriff Joe Arpaio can spin anything for a bit of shameless self-promotion. In West Virginia Thursrday, Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum was shot while in his car on a lunch break. Moments later, and 1,950 miles away in Phoenix, this sad news is fed through Arpaio's media-perve ... More >>

Joe Arpaio "Announces" Re-Election Bid, the Money-Grubbing Part, Anyway

A "civil rights" investigation?! Who the heck does the president think he is?He just took you for $100 million in protected taxpayer funds.You are one of the following: 1) a senile ol' coot skerred of Messcans2) a tebagging piece of white trash with a do-rag and a Harley3) a rich Republican goober l ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Latest Bogus Death Threat

Sheriff Joe never met a fake death threat he didn't like All it takes is a cell phone text and bit of garbled audio to get Sheriff Joe Arpaio running around like a chicken sans head. "America's toughest sheriff"? Puh-lease.  As was reported by Fox 10 back on July 29, and is now ... More >>

Joe Arpaio, Kris Kobach and the Non-Existent Bomb

Ava, could you start the car for me, hon?As much as many folks despise our ancient geezer of a gendarme Sheriff Joe, you have to give him props for his quip to a nativist rally for SB 1070 author and Kansas Secretary of State candidate Kris Kobach in Overland Park, Kansas yesterday.The "Illegal Mean ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Cries Wolf, Links Self to Lou Dobbs Threat, Slanders Activists

Is Sheriff Joe "America's Toughest Sheriff," or "America's Biggest Wimp"? That's what I can't help wondering as I read this latest press release from his PR staff. It lamely attempts to link the folks who protest Joe almost daily outside downtown Phoenix's Wells Fargo Building -- where Arpaio keeps ... More >>

A Phony Murder Plot Against Joe Arpaio Winds Up Costing Taxpayers $1.1 Million

Sheriff Joe buffaloes readers with bogus yarns in his book Joe's Law

Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution

Joe Arpaio, Andy Thomas and Dennis Wilenchik hit New Times with grand jury subpoenas

Pitiless P-Town

The cranky cockatoo slams callous P-towners, pecks away at (sigh . . .) another bogus "plot" to off Sheriff Joe, and profiles the "Mexican Mutant"

Grand Wizard Arpaio

The plumed penman denounces Sheriff Joe's shenanigans, and chats with transgendered rocker Genesis P-Orridge about her gig at Anderson's

Joe Strikes Back

This vigilant vulture crafts a Christmas card to Sheriff Joe, as the Pinal County Attorney's Office threatens to seek a felony indictment against New Times

Bird in Hand

U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton has a rare opportunity to investigate Sheriff Joke. Will he do it?

Enemies List

Arpaio haters, perceived and otherwise, beware! Looks like Joe's up to his old tricks

In the Crosshairs

County lawmen boffing hookers isn't Sheriff Joe's only problem. Fed up with his thuggery, Arpaio's own political party has targeted him for defeat

Per Verse

The Plot To Assassinate Arpaio

It was a diabolical scheme. Problem is, most of it was hatched by the Sheriff's Office.