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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks to media in this file photo. [Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services]

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FILE-This Jan.9,2013 file photo shows Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaking with the media in Phoenix. Authorities say law officers in Arizona have intercepted an explosive device that was earmarked for Arpaio. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin,File)

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio addresses the crowd at the GOP watch party in Phoenix. (Cronkite News Photo by Sarah Edelman)

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FILE -- In this July 17, 2012, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a press conference in Phoenix. The tough-talking sheriff is the last man standing of the three Phoenix politicians who made Arizona a leader in the crackdown against illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Joe Arpaio

FILE -- In this July 17, 2012, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a press conference in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Joe Arpaio

FILE - In this May 10, 2012 file photo, a defiant Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pounds his fist on the podium as he answers questions regarding the Department of Justice announcing a federal civil lawsuit against Arpaio and his department, during a news conference in Phoenix. For six years, the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America has vehemently denied allegations that his deputies racially profile Latinos in his trademark immigration patrols. Now, Arpaio will have to convince a federal judge who is presiding over a lawsuit that heads to trial on Thursday, July 19, 2012 and is expected to last until early August. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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FILE - In this April 3, 2012 file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio listens to one of his attorneys during a news conference in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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In this Jan. 10, 2012 photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio conducts a news conference in Phoenix. Federal authorities on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 said that they plan to sue Arpaio and his office over allegations of civil rights violations, including the racial profiling of Latinos. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio addresses the media in March. (Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services)

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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio shows his badge as he holds a ceremony where 92 of his immigration jail officers, who lost their federal power to check whether inmates are in the county illegally, turn in their credentials after federal officials pulled the Sheriff's office immigration enforcement powers Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, in Phoenix. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security stripped Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jail officers of their federal powers after federal authorities accused the sheriff's office last week of a wide range of civil rights violations. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio hands out trading cards of himself to people gathered at the Arizona Republican headquarters to watch primary election results Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a 2010 news conference in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers, File)

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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio gives a news conference in Phoenix on Thursday, July 29, 2010 announcing his crime suppression sweeps. Opponents of Arizona's immigration crackdown went ahead with protests Thursday despite a judge's ruling that delayed enforcement of most the state's controversial SB1070 immigration law. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks on a telephone prior to a news conference in Phoenix on Thursday, July 29, 2010 announcing his crime suppression sweeps. Opponents of Arizona's immigration crackdown went ahead with protests Thursday despite a judge's ruling that delayed enforcement of most the state's controversial SB1070 immigration law. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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FILE - In this April 29, 2010 file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio answers questions at a news conference to announce his latest crime suppression enforcement patrols in Phoenix. Arizona officials are releasing a training program designed to teach police officers to enforce a tough new crackdown on illegal immigration without racially profiling. An hour-long video and supporting paperwork is being sent to all 170 Arizona police agencies. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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Long gap in Sheriff Arpaio’s immigration patrols

Thursday, June 7, 2012 6:00 am

The Arizona sheriff known for his hardline stance on illegal immigration has gone months without using his most controversial law enforcement tactic.

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Columnist ignores Arpaio’s effective tactics

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 4:12 pm

Paul Chagolla: Tribune columnist Bill Richardson’s Friday commentary titled “The numbers don’t match Arpaio’s hype” is misleading and mean-spirited. The manner in which the Tribune allows Richardson to degrade elected officials and describe the legislative hearing process is immature and should cause one to question the Tribune’s editorial standards.