Joe Arpaio
US elects first bisexual member of Congress
Nov 12, 2012 17:32 EST
The United States will have its first openly bisexual member of Congress, with a Democrat on Monday winning a tight race in the increasingly competitive southwestern state of Arizona.
Police warn Arizona law will incite crime
Jun 30, 2012 12:55 EDT
A key provision of a controversial Arizona immigration law upheld by the US Supreme Court this week requiring police spot-checks is "ridiculous" and could encourage crime, officials say.
Hundreds protest US sheriff's 'tent city' jail
Jun 24, 2012 12:42 EDT
Hundreds of people have protested in the southwestern US city of Phoenix over the controversial jail tents set up by an Arizona sheriff sued for alleged discrimination against Latinos.
Latinos hail Obama immigrants move, Arizona sheriff fumes
Jun 15, 2012 15:17 EDT
Latinos hailed Friday US President Barack Obama's announcement on letting young law-abiding illegal immigrants stay in the US, while a notoriously hardline Arizona sheriff blasted the move.
US sues Arizona sheriff over immigrant clampdown
May 10, 2012 15:42 EDT
US authorities filed a lawsuit Thursday against an Arizona lawman known as the "toughest sheriff in America," claiming his hardline stance on immigrants is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Arizona sheriff says Obama's birth certificate a "forgery"
Mar 01, 2012 23:11 EST
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A tough-talking Arizona sheriff, already embroiled in a Justice Department bias investigation, waded deeper into controversy on Thursday with an assertion that a probe by his office found President Barack Obama's birth certificate was a forgery.
Arizona sheriff says Obama's birth certificate a "forgery"
Mar 01, 2012 23:11 EST
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A tough-talking Arizona sheriff, already embroiled in a Justice Department bias investigation and other woes, waded deeper into controversy on Thursday with an attention-grabbing assertion that a probe by his office found President Barack Obama's birth certificate was a forgery.
U.S. says Arizona sheriff violated civil rights laws
Dec 15, 2011 22:19 EST
WASHINGTON/PHOENIX, Dec 15 (Reuters) - An Arizona sheriff and his deputies violated U.S. civil rights laws by engaging in racial profiling of Latinos and making unlawful arrests in their bid to crack down on illegal immigrants, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
U.S. says Arizona sheriff violated civil rights laws
Dec 15, 2011 21:45 EST
WASHINGTON/PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona sheriff and his deputies violated U.S. civil rights laws by engaging in racial profiling of Latinos and making unlawful arrests in their bid to crack down on illegal immigrants, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
U.S. says Arizona sheriff violated civil rights laws
Dec 15, 2011 16:57 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration accused a firebrand Arizona sheriff on Thursday of engaging in racial profiling of Latinos and making unlawful arrests in a crack down on illegal immigrants.
Arizona senators concerned over sex crime probes
Dec 08, 2011 23:15 EST
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona's two U.S. senators on Thursday expressed concern over media reports accusing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, best known for his crackdown on illegal immigration, of giving short shrift to hundreds of sex-crime investigations.
Perry says will deport all detained illegal immigrants
Nov 29, 2011 15:47 EST
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Rick Perry vowed to deport all illegal immigrants detained in the country if elected president as he sought on Tuesday to burnish his conservative credentials on immigration ahead of the 2012 Republican contest.
25arizona.ART
Nov 24, 2011 19:00 EST
Smith acknowledges he has a long way to go to make the fence a reality. The $255,000 collected will barely cover a half mile of fencing.
Sheriff hands over documents in U.S. bias probe
Jun 02, 2011 20:52 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Arizona sheriff has turned over documents sought by the U.S. Justice Department in a probe of whether his police force discriminated against Hispanics in a crackdown on illegal immigrants, the agency said on Thursday.
Police arrest Arizona's suspected "Rock Burglar"
May 27, 2011 20:38 EDT
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Police arrested a suspect as Arizona's notorious "Rock Burglar" on Friday after a 17-year crime spree that netted more than $10 million in cash and other loot from affluent homeowners, authorities said.
Arizona sheriff nabs own employees on smuggling charges
May 24, 2011 21:29 EDT
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Three employees of a tough Arizona sheriff were arrested on Tuesday on charges that they helped a drug and human smuggling organization from Mexico, authorities said.
Former senate contender Joe Miller embarks on speaking career
Mar 17, 2011 18:15 EDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Joe Miller may have lost his bid to become Alaska's senator, but the Tea Party favorite has just won a chance to start a new career as a traveling speechmaker.
Proposed Arizona law targets "birthright" citizenship
Jan 28, 2011 07:25 EST
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Republicans introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to challenge the right to U.S. citizenship for children born in the state whose parents are illegal immigrants or other non-citizens.
Tail end of storms blast some Western states
Dec 31, 2010 05:17 EST
Tail end of storms blast some Western states, others spend New Year's Eve digging out. Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico struggled against the tail end of storms New Year's Eve that left more westerly states recovering from a wintertime onslaught of snow, rain and bitter wind.
Tail end of storms blast some Western states
Dec 31, 2010 04:27 EST
Tail end of storms blast some Western states, others spend New Year's Eve digging out. Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico struggled against the tail end of storms New Year's Eve that left more westerly states recovering from a wintertime onslaught of snow, rain and bitter wind.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Joe Arpaio | |
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| Born | Joseph M. Arpaio June 14, 1932 Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Law Enforcement |
