Joe Arpaio

The Feds Proved Themselves a Cage of Cowardly Lions in the Arpaio Investigation

Joe Arpaio Scores $93M Building Named for Him? Maybe

See also: Victims Wonder Why Arpaio Let Sex-Abuse Cases Languish See also: Ex-Police Chief's Book Details Arpaio's Negligence in El Mirage Cases See also: The Feds Proved Themselves a Cage of Cowardly Lions in the Arpaio Investigation See also: Inhumanity Has a Price Considering the costly string o ... More >>

Joel Fox, Former Sheriff's Captain Used in Scheme by Arpaio Campaign, in Merit-Board Hearing Today

See Also: Joel Fox, Former Captain in Sheriff Arpaio's Office, Blames Stress for Lies to State Criminal Investigators See Also: Two of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Top Deputies Have "Love Connection" to SCA Scandal The stink from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office wafts on: Joel Fox, the love-swollen former cap ... More >>

Did the Feds Screw the Pooch on Criminal Investigation of Joe Arpaio?

See also: Investigating Joe ArpaioSee also: The Feds Have Evidence That Joe Arpaio Broke the LawSee also: No Charges for Arpaio: U.S. Closes Criminal Investigation of Maricopa SheriffSee also: Joe Arpaio's Early Christmas Gift from President Obama, U.S. Attorney's OfficeThe U.S. Attorney's Office an ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Now Off to a Farm Near Democratic National Convention for No Relevant Reason

See also: Arpaio's Republican National Convention Role Doesn't Exist; He'll Be at a ZooAfter being relegated to a speaking role at a zoo near the Republican National Convention last week, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now listed as being a speaker at a farm near the Democratic National Conve ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Early Christmas Gift from President Obama and the U.S. Attorney's Office

See also: Andy Thomas Needs a Perp Walk With His Papi, Sheriff Joe Arpaio See also: No Charges for Arpaio: U.S. Closes Criminal Investigation of Maricopa Sheriff and Former County Attorney Andrew Thomas See also: The Feds Have Evidence That Joe Arpaio Broke the Law -- When Will The Indictments Come? ... More >>

No Charges for Arpaio: U.S. Closes Criminal Investigation of Maricopa Sheriff and Former County Attorney Andrew Thomas

See also: Investigating Joe Arpaio The U.S. Attorney's Office announced today that it has closed its investigation into criminal conduct by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas with no charges against either man. The announcement came after 5 p.m. o ... More >>

Stauffer Must Exit Sheriff's Race or Forever Be the Goat

Joe Arpaio Joins Lawyer Dennis Wilenchik on the Hook for 2007 Arrests of VVM Executive Editor and CEO

See also: Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution See also: Who's Sorry Now? Andy Thomas eats crow to save his political career See also: New Times Will Appeal Ninth Circuit Court Decision See also: Lawsuit Against Joe Arpaio Et Al to Be Heard by Full Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals See also: Joe ... More >>

John McCain: Joe Arpaio an "Embarrassment" on Sex Crimes Fiasco

McCain slams Arpaio around 3:56 in See also: Joe Arpaio's Deputy Told to Work Fraud Cases Instead of Child Rape Crime See also: Joe Arpaio Cares About "the Kids" in Ironic New Campaign Ad See also: Joe Arpaio's Replacement, Paul Penzone, Blasts Sheriff's Handling of Sex Crimes in New Ad See also: V ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Trying to Find Out What He Can Do to Craigslist After Bestiality Busts

See also: Joe Arpaio Warms Up the Typewriter to Complain to Craigslist (as Expected)See also: James Naylor Was Willing to Try a "Hung K9" -- Joe Arpaio's on the CaseAfter finally cranking out his third letter to Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster -- which will likely be tossed straight in the garbage at ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Republican National Convention Role Doesn't Exist, So He'll Be at a Nearby Zoo

Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be in Tampa next week during the Republican National Convention.He's not actually part of the convention, though -- he'll be giving a speech to an audience of people and exotic animals at a zoo about seven miles away from the Tampa Bay Times Forum, where the actual GOP heavyw ... More >>

Joe Arpaio, Pat Boone and Teabaggers Galore Hold BirtherFest September 22 at Celebrity Theatre

See also: Joe Arpaio Birther Club Hit With IRS Complaint Pegging "Investigator" Mike Zullo See also: Joe Arpaio's Favorability Rating "Falls" to (Sigh) 53 Percent See also: Joe Arpaio's Replacement, Paul Penzone, Blasts Sheriff's Handling of Sex Crimes in New Ad See also: Victims Wonder Why Arpaio L ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Runs Immigrant Roundup Number 64, Takes the Opportunity to Predict Fraud in Obama Administration's Diet DREAM Act

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's boys bagged four brown people in his 64th illegal-immigrant roundup/"employer sanctions operation," and the oracle sheriff took the opportunity to make a prediction about the Obama administration's deferred-action program.For roundup number 64 -- now officially titled "workplace ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Warms Up the Typewriter to Complain to Craigslist (as Expected)

See also: James Naylor Was Willing to Try a "Hung K9" -- Joe Arpaio's on the CaseAs we predicted yesterday, Sheriff Joe Arpaio put out a press release to announce that he's writing a letter to Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster.Arpaio loves to bust out the MCSO technology after his deputies catch a wanna ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Cares About "the Kids" in Ironic New Campaign Ad

Gee, Joe, thanks for the reminder that you left more than 400 sex crime victims in the lurch See also: Joe Arpaio's Replacement, Paul Penzone, Blasts Sheriff's Handling of Sex Crimes in New Ad See also: Victims Wonder Why Arpaio Let Sex-Abuse Cases Languish See also: Ex-Police Chief's Book Details ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's "Tough on Crime" Persona Takes a Backseat -- Sheriff Offering Inmates Ice Cream and Frozen Towels Because It's Hot

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio likes to say he's the "toughest sheriff" in America.That tough-guy persona apparently includes an ice cream social with the inmates at Tent City, as well as other "cooling items" for the inmates -- because it's hot outside.Now Arpaio's go-to line about people locke ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Rationalized by Lawyer Tim Casey in Closing Written Arguments

See also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial to Answer Examples of Seemingly Bigoted LeadershipSee also: Joe Arpaio Looks Like Tired, Old Racist on Stand During Racial-Profiling TrialSee also: Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Trial Begins, and, Yes, He's Guilty as SinSee also: Joe Arpaio's ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Replacement, Paul Penzone, Blasts Sheriff's Handling of Sex Crimes in New Ad

Penzone pummels Arpaio on the El Mirage sex crimes scandal See also: Victims Wonder Why Arpaio Let Sex-Abuse Cases Languish See also: Ex-Police Chief's Book Details Arpaio's Negligence in El Mirage Cases See also: Joe Arpaio Foe Paul Penzone Adds Greg Stanton's Endorsement to a Ton of Others I'm a ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Trial Ends, and Yes, Joe's Still Guilty as Sin

See also: Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Trial Begins, and, Yes, He's Guilty as Sin See also: Joe Arpaio's Taliban, Nativist Steve Camarota, and More Problems for the MCSO See also: Joe Arpaio's (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett "Shut Up" Palmer and Flunky Brian Sands Under Oath As U.S. District Judge G. M ... More >>

Joe Arpaio and Michael Salman Keep Inmates Bored to Death at Tent City

For Tent City's 19th birthday, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Pastor Michael Salman kept the inmates as bored as possible -- not even close to matching the gaudy celebration for of the jail's 18th birthday, which included women throwing pink panties at the sheriff.

Joe Arpaio Foe Paul Penzone Adds Greg Stanton's Endorsement to a Ton of Others

See also: Joe Arpaio's Favorability Rating "Falls" to (Sigh) 53 Percent See also: Mike Stauffer's Third-Wheel Bid for Sheriff May Keep Arpaio in Office See also: Sheriff Candidate Bails Out Inmate Who Claims Jail Guards Beat Him; MCSO Calls B.S. and Arrests Him Again Democratic candidate for sherif ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Favorability Rating "Falls" to (Sigh) 53 Percent

See also: Victims Wonder Why Arpaio Let Sex-Abuse Cases Languish See also: Mike Stauffer's Third-Wheel Bid for Sheriff May Keep Arpaio in Office See also: Joe Arpaio's Scooby Doo Gang Nails Obama on Alleged Damning Phone Interview With 95-year-old Woman, Presents Zero Real Evidence The good news? S ... More >>

Which MCSO Employee Gave the Most Likely Explanation of "Crime Suppression" Sweeps?

See also: MCSO Sergeant Says Main Goal Is to Catch Illegal ImmigrantsSee also: Deputy Chief Brian Sands' Testimony Contradicted by His Statements in 2010 See also: Joe Arpaio's Deputy: Sheriff Is Misinformed About Illegal Immigration Patrols See also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial S ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Supports Comprehensive Immigration Reform? And All Aboard the Undocubus

Arpaio's Kumbaya moment comes around 28 minutes in... See also: Puente Kicks Off "Undocubus" with Pro-Immigrant March See also: The complete slideshow of Puente's "Undocubus" Pro-Immigrant March Well, I reckon we can just forget about that racial-profiling trial underway against Sheriff Joe Arpaio ... More >>

MCSO Sergeant Says Main Goal Is to Catch Illegal Immigrants, Contradicting Deputy Chief Brian Sands' Testimony

See also: Deputy Chief Brian Sands' Testimony Contradicted by His Statements in 2010See also: Joe Arpaio's Deputy: Sheriff Is Misinformed About Illegal Immigration PatrolsSee also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial See also: Joe Arpaio's (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett Palmer and Brian Sand ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Taliban, Nativist Steve Camarota, and More Problems for the MCSO

See also: MCSO Sergeant Says Main Goal Is to Catch Illegal Immigrants, Contradicting Deputy Chief Brian Sands' Testimony See also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial See also: Joe Arpaio Looks Like Tired, Old Racist on Stand During Racial-Profiling Trial See also: Joe Arpaio's (ahem) Leg ... More >>

Is Joe Arpaio Really "Misinformed" About Illegal Immigration Patrols?

See Also: Brian Sands' Testimony Contradicted by His Statements in 2010 See Also: Joe Arpaio's (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett Palmer and Brian Sands Under Oath See Also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial See Also: Joe Arpaio's Deputy Thinks Most Day-Laborers Are UndocumentedBrian Sands, one ... More >>

MaryEllen Sheppard Billboard was Sheriff Arpaio's Idea; Had His Spokeswoman Pay

See also: MaryEllen Sheppard, Longtime Sheriff's Office Employee, Gets Billboard Farewell by Lisa Allen, Arpaio's Spokeswoman See also: SCA Report Details Depth of Conspiracy Between Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and State GOP; Repubs Took Anti-Dan Saban Ad Material and Dirty Money From Arpaio's ... More >>

Who Actually Wrote the Questionable Passage in Joe Arpaio's Book?

See also: Len Sherman Disputes Arpaio's Testimony at Racial-Profiling TrialIn Sheriff Joe Arpaio's autobiography, Joe's Law, he says his parents "held on to certain hopes and truths" -- just like all immigrants.Well, except Mexicans.A lawyers for the plaintiffs in Arpaio's racial-profiling trial wan ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett "Shut Up" Palmer and Flunky Brian Sands Under Oath

See also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial to Answer Examples of Seemingly Bigoted Leadership See also: Joe Arpaio Looks Like Tired, Old Racist on Stand During Racial-Profiling Trial See also: Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Trial Begins, and, Yes, He's Guilty as Sin See also: Joe Arpaio ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Deputy Says Sheriff Is Misinformed About Illegal Immigration Patrols

See Also: Joe Arpaio's (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett Palmer and Brian Sands Under Oath See Also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial See Also: Joe Arpaio's Deputy Thinks Most Day-Laborers Are UndocumentedMaricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is sometimes misinformed about his infamous crime-sup ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Protesters Released From Custody

See Also: Joe Arpaio Protesters Arrested During Public DemonstrationThe four people claiming to be undocumented immigrants who were arrested Tuesday during a civil-disobedience protest against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio have been released from jail. While Arpaio was on the witness stand in ... More >>

How Did Joe Arpaio Do on the Stand Yesterday?

See also: Joe Arpaio Looks Like Tired, Old Racist on Stand During Racial-Profiling TrialSee also: Arpaio Struggles to Answer Examples of Seemingly Bigoted LeadershipMaricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio took the stand yesterday to face questions related to alleged racial profiling, and if you ask our c ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Looks Like Tired, Old Racist on Stand During Racial-Profiling Trial

Stanley Young, the lawyer for five people suing the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for racial profiling, is doing a good job making Sheriff Joe Arpaio look like a racist this morning. Following testimony earlier in the morning from a deputy, Arpaio took the stand, starting off with the disclaimer ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Has More Nonsensical Advertising; Sheriff Now Wants to "Take Our Country"

Despite the fact that Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been raking in the money for his reelection bid, some people trying to cash in on Arpaio's name have been awful at making advertisements.The first one we noticed was John Philip Sousa IV's independent-expenditure committee called "Americans for S ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Protesters Arrested During Public Demonstration

See Also: Puente's "Undocubus" Set to Travel to Democratic National ConventionSee Also: Joe Arpaio Looks Like Tired, Old, Racist on Stand During Racial-Profiling Trial As Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was defending himself from racial-profiling allegations in federal court today, four p ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Racial-Profiling Trial Draws Protestors' Calls for Justice on Opening Day

Dozens of protestors converged on the Sandra Day O'Connor federal courthouse today to monitor the opening proceedings of the ACLU's racial-profiling lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office.Melendres v. Arpaio, filed about four years ago, is a class-action lawsuit that includes plaintiffs a ... More >>

Joe Arpaio on Trial: The Background File

Today is opening day of the class-action racial profiling lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- Melendres v. Arpaio.The lawsuit, supported by the American Civil Liberties Union, is four years old, so we'll provide some of the background before the coverage comes in.The Feathered Bastard posted a re ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Trial Begins, And Yes, He's Guilty as Sin

See also: Joe Arpaio Racial-Profiling Trial Draws Protestors' Calls for Justice on Opening Day See also: Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Case Costs County Close To $1 Million, So Far See also: Joe Arpaio Heads to Trial July 19 in Racial Profiling Lawsuit Nothing to see here, move along. That's the m ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Deputy Thinks Most Day-Laborers Are Undocumented

See also: Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Trial Begins, and, Yes, He's Guilty as Sin See also: Joe Arpaio Racial-Profiling Trial Draws Protestors' Calls for Justice on Opening Day See also: Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Case Costs County Close To $1 Million, So Far In the law-enforcement experience o ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Birther Friends Helping Fund Awful Pro-Arpaio TV Ads

Remember those awful pro-Sheriff Joe Arpaio TV ads running on Fox News?Well, Arpaio's conspiracy-theorist friends from "WorldNetDaily" are helping raise the money to purchase the "next phase" of horrendous ads to air on local channels.There's a pretty solid connection between Sheriff Joe Arpaio and ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's New Birther "Evidence," as Usual, Was Debunked Months Ago

If you're among the people who are still on the fence about President Obama's birth certificate, or think that Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his birther gang are presenting anything remotely credible, this one's for you.Just like Arpaio's announcement on March 1 that he had evidence Obama's using a phony b ... More >>

On a Scale of 1-10, How Crappy Are Those Joe Arpaio TV Ads?

On Friday, we told you about some pro-Joe Arpaio TV ads that were painfully funny to watch, but are also being shown on TV to Fox News viewers.They're the product of John Philip Sousa IV and his independent-expenditure committee, "Americans for Sheriff Joe."Given the shaking camera, the constant zoo ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Birther Investigation Blasted by Randy Parraz

See Also: Joe Arpaio Denied Birther Donations, Randy Parraz Blasts Andy Kunasek See Also: Joe Arpaio Hides as Randy Parraz and CBAers Pizza Party It Up Randy Parraz and his posse of activists from Citizens for a Better Arizona want Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to come clean on using taxpaye ... More >>

Who (if Anyone) Should Drop Out of Sheriff's Race Against Joe Arpaio?

The controversy continues over what looks to be a three-way race for Maricopa County Sheriff come November, as the Feathered Bastard highlighted in his column this week.Right now, it looks like there are going to be two people trying to defeat Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Independent candidate Mike Stauffer, ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Defends His Illustrious High School Basketball Career, Like the Three Points He Scored in a 29-Point Loss

There are many things Sheriff Joe Arpaio could fully explain to us here at New Times. Many of them can be found under our "Investigating Sheriff Joe Arpaio" file.That said, Arpaio opted to defend himself from the assumption that he was a horrible basketball player in high school.Let's just say he at ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's High School Basketball Team Sucked (Yes, There's a Photo)

Buzzfeed posted a list earlier this week of "69 Politicians As They Were In High School," including some vintage yearbook shots of Governor Jan Brewer, Senator John McCain, and former Governor Janet Napolitano.That prompted us to check out the Museum of Natural History 1950 yearbook from Commerce Hi ... More >>

Joe Arpaio to Open Al Capone's Vault a Second Time With Another "Birther" Press Conference

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's probably the only person who could convince his faithful fans to watch him open Al Capone's empty vault over and over again.That's pretty much what Arpaio's set to do in a couple of weeks, as the sheriff announced through his other PR team (WorldNetDaily) that he's holding anoth ... More >>

Sheriff Arpaio Racial-Profiling Lawsuit Trial Still Set for July 19; Judge Rules He Doesn't Have Conflict

See also: U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow Sets Up Sheriff Arpaio for Knockout in Racial-Profiling Case; Ruling Describes Deputies' Dirty Tricks See also: Joe Arpaio Admits Racial Profiling, Takes Bigoted Suggestions From Supporters, as MCSO Deputies Pass Racist E-Mails and Racially Profile Th ... More >>