PHOENIX - Retired Phoenix police officer Paul Penzone announced Tuesday that he'll challenge Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in November.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will celebrate his 80th birthday on Thursday.

Retired Phoenix police officer Paul Penzone announced Tuesday that he'll challenge Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in November.

Former Phoenix police officer Paul Penzone is running for sheriff of Maricopa County because he takes pride in policing, he said.

Former Phoenix police officer Paul Penzone is running for sheriff of Maricopa County because he takes pride in policing, he said.

Incumbent Joe Arpaio remains far ahead of three other candidates in fundraising for the Maricopa County sheriff's race.

If it appears that someone else's child is being abused or harmed, an observer shouldn't hesitate to get involved for the sake of the child. That's the message being developed by Childhelp, an international, Scottsdale-based nonprofit dedicated to child welfare. The campaign began when Chandler officials approached the group for help after a recent spate of severe domestic violence attacks on children in the city.

PHOENIX — The self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America breezed past two challengers to win a sixth term as Maricopa County sheriff after facing his most bruising political challenge.

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is leading campaign fundraising efforts by a large margin over challengers vying for his office in November, and a recent analysis of contributions shows that the incumbent lawman received about 80 percent of his funds from out-of-state donors.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has become an almost unstoppable force in his 20 years in office by driving home two themes: that he will unceasingly crack down on crime and, more recently, illegal immigration.

Dozens of people called police with tips on who the notorious rock burglar might be — or, at least, who is driving a truck like the burglar’s, authorities said Wednesday.

Voters will decide Tuesday whether to give the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America a sixth term as he faces his most serious political challenge.

As the disgusting Arpaio political ads continue to flood local airways, I can’t help but find solace in the adage that like a zebra can’t hide its stripes neither can Arpaio cover up his pink underwear.

Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio is gearing up for what he expects will be the toughest of his five re-election campaigns.

A popular television show is taking a Chandler serial rapist primetime, hoping the public will help end his reign of terror.

As a community organizer I have hosted debates and town halls for more than 30 candidates for elected office and I have not written an editorial about why an elected official should not be reelected, until now.

More officers are joining the hunt for two criminals in a series of rapes and shootings, and new billboards are urging residents to help. While Phoenix residents have known for months that two serial killers are striking their neighborhoods, Mesa residents now face the possibility that the crime spree has spilled into their streets.

More officers are joining the hunt for two criminals in a series of rapes and shootings, and new billboards are urging residents to help. Mesa residents now face the possibility that the crime spree has spilled into their streets.

More officers are joining the hunt for two criminals in a series of rapes and shootings, and new billboards are urging residents to help. While Phoenix residents have known for months that two serial killers are striking their neighborhoods, Mesa residents now face the possibility that the crime spree has spilled into their streets.

Ending their set with the 2001 No. 1 hit “The Middle,” rock band Jimmy Eat World – a group that got its own start nearby in Mesa – was charged with opening a political rally late Wednesday night in the open air of Arizona State University’s Tempe campus.

The Baseline Killer shot his victims in the head, sometimes using either medium- or largecaliber weapons, according to examinations of victims in five of the six fatal shootings attributed to him.

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