In a 3-1 vote, with Supervisors Andy Kunasek, Don Stapley and Fulton Brock approving and Mary Rose Wilcox voting no, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase by the county Sheriff's Office of a $456,000 bus to transport inmates.

A Pinal County Sheriff’s deputy shot and injured a Queen Creek man Saturday night after the man refused to put his weapon down, the sheriff’s office reported Sunday.

What we expect of our police officers is honesty and fairness. We expect them to be honest in their testimony against suspects, and to be fair when enforcing our laws. Violating that trust erodes the bond of respect that citizens must have with law enforcement.

Two days before Passover, 17 Valley rabbis spoke out Thursday against sweeps conducted by deputies of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to identify and arrest illegal immigrants for deportation.

County officials say the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has succeeded in trimming its budget enough that it should end the fiscal year within its limits.

The deadline to donate to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Toy Drive is Friday. The sheriff’s office is accepting monetary donations or new, unwrapped toys, clothes and shoes for the toy drive.

Auditors warned the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office about a dysfunctional payroll system six months before an overtime spending crisis erupted this week.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office identified a man who drowned on Saturday at Saguaro Lake as Thomas Ball, 42, of Phoenix.

Law enforcement officers used to have only the memory of seeing a criminal’s reaction of being shocked by a Taser, a stun gun used to subdue combative suspects. Soon, detention officers at Maricopa County jails will have video evidence of the event, and what led up to it.

Law enforcement officers used to have only the memory of seeing a criminal’s reaction of being shocked by a Taser, a stun gun used to subdue combative suspects. Soon, detention officers at Maricopa County jails will have video evidence of the event, and what led up to it.

Earlier this year, John Kleinheinz spent 10 weeks away from his post as commander of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Fountain Hills.

Earlier this year, John Kleinheinz spent 10 weeks away from his post as commander of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Fountain Hills.

July 23, 2004

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is confident about his re-election prospects. Why not? Election histo ry, poll numbers and funds col lected all favor the larger-than life politician.

June 3, 2004

A Maricopa County sheriff’s candidate denied accusations that he sexually assaulted his adoptive mother 30 years ago, calling the allegations a political attack by his opponent, Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

The Fountain Hills sheriff’s substation captain was replaced Monday amid resident complaints about poor communication.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio vowed Friday night to reduce crime in a troubled county island in east Mesa where a family of five was gunned down and a girl was abducted.