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Does U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke Have the Stones to Take on Sheriff Joe Arpaio?new

Will anything be done about Arpaio's possible violations of federal law? Everyone knows the Department of Justice and the FBI are investigating Arpaio, but will new U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke do anything about Arizona's rogue sheriff? History does not bode well.

Phoenix New Times | Stephen Lemons | 11-10-2009 | Crime & Justice

Tags: David Igesias, Dennis Burke, Rick Romley, Arizona, law enforcement, Joe Arpaio

Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomas: They're All About the Perp Walknew

Two weeks after the chaos of the Don Stapley arrest, the situation is clear: Maricopa County is captive to the whims of a police force all too eager to use its powers to harass its enemies and distract us from its manifold failures.

Phoenix New Times | Sarah Fenske | 10-13-2009 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Andrew Thomas, Don Stapley, Arizona, law enforcement, Joe Arpaio

He Escaped His Blazing Home Using Scuba Gear; Now He’s Charged with Arsonnew

Shortly before Phoenix Fire Department investigators arrested Michael Marin for allegedly torching his plush Biltmore Estates mansion, he spoke about the fire he says almost stole his life.

Phoenix New Times | Paul Rubin | 09-01-2009 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Arizona Dream House Raffle, Biltmore Estates, Michael Marin, arson

Things Get Nasty in the Phoenix Police Department's Homicide Bureaunew

A recently unsealed 26-page affidavit makes it clear that the homicide bureau is rife with backstabbing and gossip. Are these homicide detectives, or high school girls?

Phoenix New Times | Sarah Fenske | 07-14-2009 | Crime & Justice

Tags: badphoenixcops.com, law enforcement, Phoenix Police Department

The Nation's Oldest Death Row Inmate Will Never Be Executednew

Officially, the state of Arizona still wants to put Leroy Nash to death, but the odds of Nash actually ever being executed seem to be less than slim.

Phoenix New Times | Paul Rubin | 12-09-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Arizona, death penalty, death row, crime & justice, Leroy Nash

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Jails Lose National Accreditationnew

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jail accreditation was terminated last month -- even as he awaited a federal court ruling that could take his jails out of his control.

Phoenix New Times | John Dickerson | 10-15-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Arizona, health care, jails, Joe Arpaio, criminal justice, substandard jails

Hart v. Arpaio Civil Rights Class-Action Suit Awaits Verdictnew

Of the more than 2,500 jail-related lawsuits filed against Arpaio, Hart v. Arpaio may be the most crucial because it addresses the civil rights of all inmates awaiting trial. It has the potential to affect conditions in Arpaio's jail.

Phoenix New Times | John Dickerson | 09-16-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Phoenix, civil rights, lawsuits, jails, prisoner abuse, crime & justice, Joe Arpaio, Hart v. Arpaio

Was Juan Mendoza Farias Beaten to Death by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Guards?new

On Dec. 2, 2007, a 40-year-old man named Juan Mendoza Farias was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail for a DUI-related offense, a probation violation. Farias wound up with a death sentence.

Phoenix New Times | John Dickerson | 09-16-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Phoenix, prison, lawsuits, deaths, prisoner abuse, prison guards, crime & justice, Joe Arpaio, Juan Mendoza Farias

Suzi Dodt's Mission: To Return the Nameless Dead to Their Loved Onesnew

As the Unidentified Persons Bureau at the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office, she often refers to her cases by their numbers, because that's all she has. But, in her heart, she knows that the anonymous souls were real people who once walked among us, with families, friends, dreams, lives.

Phoenix New Times | Paul Rubin | 07-22-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: unsolved crimes, crime & justice, Diana Trekow, Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office, Suzi Dodt, unidentified persons