High-ranking deputies in the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office are taking issue with interim Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley launching a Valleywide crime database effort, calling it politically motivated and not giving credit where credit is due when one already is in place.

A controversial new television advertisement accusing Democratic candidate for sheriff Dan Saban of sexual misconduct will stop airing tonight after Saban blasted it as unfair and misleading.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio decided Monday to keep his deputies in Cave Creek. Last week, Arpaio threatened to discontinue a contract providing police protection and enforcement to the town of 3,700 people — a threat he said he made because he didn’t like how town officials in neighboring Carefree have been talking about his deputies. The towns share a station.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio decided Monday to keep his deputies in Cave Creek. Last week, Arpaio threatened to discontinue a contract providing police protection and enforcement to the town of 3,700 people — a threat he said he made because he didn’t like how town officials in neighboring Carefree have been talking about his deputies. The towns share a station.

Good and honest law enforcement is the cornerstone of a nation of laws. Unfortunately Arizona has serious problems in that regard when it comes to its elected and appointed law enforcement leadership.

Dave Wells: In countries like Iran we regularly see dissent brutally crushed and political enemies jailed. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas are behaving in similar fashion.

We've armed our law enforcement officers with 17-shot pistols, AR15's, Tasers and body armor, but we're still only half equipping them for urban combat.

Deputy Sean Pearce lay in the east Mesa street with a bullet in his gut. His head rested on the knee of deputy Lew Argetsinger, a fellow member of the Maricopa County sheriff’s SWAT team whose right hand had been shattered by a bullet from the same gunman’s pistol.

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