Robert Halliday

Bill Richardson Takes DPS to Task for Baseball-Tickets Scandal and Other Possible Signs of a "Failed Agency"

In a column today in the East Valley Tribune, former police officer Bill Richardson takes the Arizona Department of Public Safety to task for a baseball-ticket scandal and other possible signs of a failed agency. New Times broke the story last December of the investigation into the DPS' former No. ... More >>

DPS Honchos' Ethics Are Questioned After Sports-Ticket Probe

Jack Hegarty, Demoted Highway Patrol Chief, Under Investigation for Use of Baseball Tickets Following Picture Taken of Him at Game

Image: AZ DPSJack Hegarty​ Jack Hegarty, the former boss of the Arizona Highway Patrol who was demoted in October, is being investigated for an allegedly unethical use of baseball tickets, the state Department of Public Safety confirmed today. The probe was spurred by a photograph (see below) ... More >>

Jack Hegarty Out as Highway Patrol Chief for Arizona Department of Public Safety; Employee Morale a Factor in Decision

Lieutenant Colonel Jack Hegarty (left) of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, has been replaced as Highway Patrol Chief following complaints about his perceived affect on employee morale. ​Lieutenant Colonel Jack Hegarty has been replaced as Highway Patrol chief for the Arizona Department of ... More >>

Jack Hegarty, DPS Director Robert Halliday's Right-Hand Man, Should be Demoted, Committee Recommends; FOP Worries Committe Findings Will be "Ignored"

Image: AZ DPSLieutenant Colonel Jack Hegarty of the DPS, (above), should be demoted in order to improve the morale of DPS employees, a committee formed by DPS Director Robert Halliday found.​Bad morale persists at the Arizona Department of Public Safety because of poor leadership, and officers are ... More >>

September 29 In Blogs: Olivia Cortes, No Festival Required, Quick Henry, TEXAZ Grill, and Buying Cigarettes

In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Jeffery Hendershott, Son of Former MCSO Chief Deputy David Hendershott, Arrested on Suspicion of DUI and Hit-and-Run

Image: MCSOJeffery Hendershott, 29, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run. He's the son of David Hendershott, the disgraced former chief deputy under Sheriff Joe Arpaio who was fired in May.​Jeffery Hendershott, son of former Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy David ... More >>

Brett Mecum, Former State GOP Director, Takes Plea in 2009 Speeding Case; Completes Defensive Driving School

Brett Mecum, former executive director for the state Republican Party, lost his speeding case last month after a two-year court battle.​The criminal speeding case of Brett Mecum, former executive director for the state Republican Party, ended last month after a two-year odyssey through the court s ... More >>

DPS Chief's Son, Also Named Robert Halliday, in Child Support Squabble; Arrest Warrant Quashed This Week

Robert Halliday, director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, might have seen his own son's name on a list of bench warrants in the past week.​The son of the director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety avoided being arrested this week by making a child support payment. Cour ... More >>

Morning Poll: Should Law Enforcement Agencies Be Comfortable Working With Joe Arpaio?

Even a janitor at a slime factory would be cautious when joining forces with Joe Arpaio.​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio took great offense yesterday to our asking other heads of local law enforcement agencies whether they feel comfortable working with America's self-proclaimed "toughest sherif ... More >>

MCSO Infiltration by Mexican Drug Cartel Apparently a Touchy Subject for Joe Arpaio

Kholood Eid This is the face Joe Arpaio makes when you ask him about Mexican drug cartels infiltrating his office.​Don't mention how the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office was infiltrated by a Mexican drug cartel to Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- unless, of course, you want to watch him hijack a press ... More >>

Robert Halliday, DPS Director, Wins Soap-Opera Case Versus Ex-DPS Officer Geoff Jacobs

Image: Arizona DPSArizona Department of Public Safety Director Robert Halliday has won a lawsuit filed against him by a former officer who once dated his daughter.​ Robert Halliday, director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, has won a federal lawsuit filed against him by a former DPS ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, November 25, 2010

Hot Mess at the DPS: A Party-Loving DPS Pilot Was Fired After His Bitter Ex-Lover Complains to Her Daddy — Now the Agency's Director

DPS Officer Found Dead at Scottsdale Resort; Suicide Suspected

DPSOfficer Mark Serna​A day after a Phoenix police Sergeant was found shot to death near the State Capitol, a Department of Public Safety officer was found dead in a hotel room at a Scottsdale resort and DPS officials suspect it may have been suicide.Officer/Paramedic Mark Serna, 43, of New River, ... More >>

Former State Trooper Claims Break-Up With DPS Director Robert Halliday's Daughter Got Him Investigated and Fired

Geoffrey Jacobs says an affair with the DPS director's daughter led to his being fired​ A former state trooper claims he was falsely accused of crimes and fired last year after a brief fling with the daughter of the state Department of Public Safety's director. Geoffrey Jac ... More >>

Photo Enforcement Kibosh Could Make Governor Jan Brewer One of the Popular Kids Again

Governor Jan Brewer​Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., the company that operates Arizona's photo radar program, sent shock waves around Arizona today with an early-morning announcement that the great, Arizona, photo radar experiment would be coming to an end.In a press release this morning, Redflex ann ... More >>

New DPS Director Says He Acted Unprofessionally During Golf-Course Altercation

www.pprince.com​Robert Halliday, Governor Jan Brewer's appointee to become the next director of the Department of Public Safety, came under fire at his confirmation hearing today over an incident at a golf course, where the probable director claims he "acted unprofessionally."During the hear ... More >>

Hot Links: Speed Cameras, Auto Crashes, and Phoenix Mercury

​Robert Halliday, the newly-appointed director of the Department of Public Safety, criticized the photo enforcement cameras on Arizona streets and highways, saying the system needs to be restructured or scrapped altogether. Halliday says he'd rather see more officers on the highways instead of the ... More >>

Brewer Names New DPS Chief; Not to Worry, it's Not Russell Pearce

​Governor Jan Brewer announced today who will replace Roger Vanderpool as the next director of the Department of Public Safety, and although it's probably much to the dismay of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, it's not anti-illegal-immigration blowhard Russell Pearce. Brewer has appointed Robert Halliday, ... More >>