Former Mesa police Cmdr. Dan Saban filed thousands of signatures with the county on Friday to get his name on the ballot, setting up a rematch with Joe Arpaio for Maricopa County sheriff.

PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he's definitely seeking a sixth term as the county's top lawman.

August 13, 2004

PHOENIX — The family of a prisoner who died in one of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jails filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging officers beat the mentally ill man and shot him with a stun gun in an unprovoked attack that marked another example of the "culture of cruelty" in the lockups.

The sheriff’s office in Maricopa County will eliminate open law-enforcement positions and require unpaid time off work for employees as part of more than $17 million in budget cuts, according to a newly signed agreement.

Editor’s Note: This is the second part of the top 20 news stories for Maricopa in 2007.

A recent federal audit gives Maricopa County jails high marks for cleanliness but falls short of absolving the sheriff's office of racial profiling.

Our View: Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is definitely right about one thing — these are extraordinary times for one of the nation’s largest county governments. A few other descriptions include unprecedented, breathtaking, disheartening and downright perplexing.

A Maricopa County supervisor and frequent critic of Sheriff Joe Arpaio is under criminal investigation by the Sheriff's Office.

What was once a “WANTED” poster nailed to a pole in the Wild West is now a hightech online database.

Last summer Mesa teen Mia Martinez was severely injured in a boating accident at Saguaro Lake. This week, Mia and her mother, Angela, were able to personally thank Sgt. Michael Boccino of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department, the first responder to her at the scene of the accident. Their reunion took place at Phoenix Children's Hospital during EMS Responders and Child Injury Prevention Day. The quickness of the response to Mia not only saved her life, but meant doctors at Phoenix Children's Hospital were able to perform a landmark surgery that resulted in the reattachment of her foot, which was severed by the rope of a passing boat.

There will be many programs Maricopa Police Chief Patrick Melvin will enact in his fledgling department in months and years to come. So it says something, perhaps, that his reaching out for the proverbial hand of God was first on his list.

Deputies arrested a county employee Wednesday morning when the man tried to extort cash from a Mesa business owner who owed a fine, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said.

A Mesa attorney with ties to Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley has begun the legal process to recoup any money the county attorney's office and sheriff's office might have improperly spent for a custom bus and to hire special prosecutors.

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.

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

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.

The current sheriff wasn't doing his job of serving warrants, so the governor had to step in and do it. That's a shame because sheriffs have always taken responsibility for serving them. Here's a little history to back up my claim.