Sick as a dog, laying in my bed.
‘Puter in my lap, pillow at my head.
Having no fun, nothing much I can do.
Just visiting Facebook and writing to you.
Reading all the comments, silly and sad.
Writing ’bout the politicians, most of them bad.
Pearce, Thomas and many more have left us in disgrace.
Until it’s Joe Arpaio’s turn I cannot complete this verse.
Looking forward to the time, when I can post online.
Living in Arizona and life is just fine.
Susan Rastella
May 2, 2012
Sheriff Joe Arpaio‘s Jail Releases Inmate by Mistake It was reported today “The Arizona Republic” that “An inmate mistakenly released by Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies was arrested by Flagstaff police Friday night, officials said.
Scott Kaylor Bruce, 59, was mistakenly released by Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies due to a court clerical error that failed to indicate Bruce’s bond status, according to the Sheriff’s Office.”
This is far from the first time this has occurred at the Maricopa County Jail. The news part is that Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s employees are no longer covering up such mistakes and allowing it to leak from the jail.
You can’t blame the clerical staff, they are overworked, underpaid, and unappreciated. As a retired bail bond agent in Phoenix, I have seen the volume of paperwork they deal with…….a never ending job.
I can tell you this, it takes up to 72 hours to get released from the 4th Avenue Jail. The jail explains the reason as they check to make sure the inmate doesn’t have any reasons to not be released (ie. warrants, court restraints, etc.). Now if they really used the time to hold the inmate for these background checks do you really think a mistake like this would occur?
Remember, it was recently reported by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors that 50-60 MILLION DOLLARS that was taxed and intended for jail improvements was “redirected” by Sheriff Arpaio. Money could have been used to prevent these types of mistakes.
It’s refreshing to see how more of his “dedicated” employees are no longer watching his back. Believe me, it really needs watching.
It has taken years, but the Maricopa County Supervisors have revealed the Sheriff’s Department (Sheriff Joe Arpaio) and their misuse of funds. At least
$64 MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE.
Specifically it is the jail operations fund that were particular cause of concern. These monies obtained through a sales tax voted in and it is a federal crime to misuse these funds. The voters know the jail needs improvement, not vacations for the deputies.
With the DOJ investigating the racial profiling angle of Joe Arpaio and his Sheriff’s perhaps the next step would be an audit of all supervisors, especially Arpaio’s, by the Internal Revenue Service. Who better than to find out what monies have been re-routed.
For those who applaud Joe, read the article. What explanation does he have now? There is no excuse.
Hell no, no more Joe!
On a recent comment to Hell No, Joe’s Gotta Go, I was accused of being a moron. I hope you agree with my reply. y–
http://local.yahoo.com/neighbors/s6440
If being aware to the abuses of the Sheriff is being a moron…………yes I’m guilty. 
Why does it appear that most of Joe’s supporters have to get personal and insulting to state their opinion? I would imagine it’s a way of imitating the mentor they are supporting.
I believe we all have a right (1st Amendment)to speak our opinions. We do, however, as a member of a community; to treat each other with respect. Some on the posts are getting a little out of hand.
So far I have not seen a reason to review comments before they are posted. I don’t believe censorship is a solution (although obviously a moderator might). However, in keeping with the rules of the site as well as keeping it on a productive level —- PLEASE DO NOT GET INSULTING, PERSONAL, OR VULGAR.
I realize this is a topic which many of us feel strongly about, however, we (me most of all probably) must act like adults.
Thank you for your contributions. I will try to post more resource and media info, however; I he been a little ill and haven’t had theenergy to do it. As the saying goes,
next year I’ll do better.
Happy Holidays and have a safe New Year’s Eve.
P.S. Remember, New Year’s Eve is a night for DUI arrest. Save some money, take a cab or have a designated driver.
KPHO’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio Blog
"Susan Rastella said…
Congratulation KPHO-5 for a job well done! Joe Arpaio has been a hot topic here in the valley for many years. He operates with his "no impunity" theory; and until now, it has worked.
You have shown the citizens of this county another side of the Sheriff in which he acts like he is a "god". As you reported, get in his way and he will stomp on you (or at least have you arrested and your reputation smeared).
I’ve worked many years here in Phoenix as a Bail Bond Agent. I have seen too many instances of his "Information Management" system being wrong with great hardship to those who should have been released on bond but weren’t. I’ve also seen instances where they were released without the bond posted (hmmmm not possible according to the jail). Just another few ways Arpaio’s influence extends out to others.
His actions affect too many of us, negatively. All I know is that HELL NO, JOE’S GOTTA’ GO
Link to Arpaio blog: http://joe-arpaio.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
Set the DVR this Thursday night for KPHO CBS 5’s 10 p.m. newscast, which will feature an eight minute mini-documentary on Sheriff Joe’s abuses of power while in office. The award-winning team of producer Gilbert Zermeno and reporter Morgan Loew boasts sources showing that the FBI is talking to folks about Arpaio’s vendettas against his critics and political opponents. They’ll lay out the result of their year-long investigation in Thursday’s broadcast.
Once again Joe Arpaio show’s everyone just how smart he is. 
Joe Arpaio Asks Andrew Thomas for Legal Opinion; Russell Pearce Calls for Special Session To Pass An
JOE’S GOTTA’ GO
"Hell NO, No More Joe"
{The above are my suggestions for Arpaio’s next campaign slogan.}
Quote "Certain criteria; no identification, look like you just came from Mexico, and they admit it, so that’s enough," said Arpaio.
Joe Arpaio Can Stop You If "You Look Like You Just Came from Mexico," and KTAR Forgets Who Used to B
Joe Arpaio Can Stop You If "You Look Like You Just Came from Mexico," and KTAR Forgets Who Used to Be GuvHere’s the latest walnut of wisdom from Maricopa County’s tin-pot tyrant of a sheriff, courtesy of CBS 5/KPHO. It pretty uch falls in line with many of the dumb as dirt statements Arpaio’s made on Glenn Beck and elsewhere recently regarding how he will magically pinpoint illegal aliens during his anti-brown dragnets:
"Certain criteria; no identification, look like you just came from Mexico, and they admit it, so that’s enough," said Arpaio. "We had no problem in identifying the people that we stopped."
Channel 5 called him on it, but our wattled wonder of a lawman wasn’t available for a rebuttal. So Arpaio’s handlers claimed to Channel 5 reporter Sarah Buduson that the sheriff just misunderstood. You know, grampa didn’t take his Geritol that day, so he wasn’t 100 percent.
Buduson interviewed Bill Straus, regional director of the Arizona Anti-Defamation League, who agreed that what the sheriff had just admitted to was racial profiling. Which just happens to be the very thing the U.S. Justice Department is investigating him for. (Boy, is its job gonna be easy!)
"Stopping people because of their appearance — that’s profiling," Straus stated, emphatically.
Bingo, Bill.
But who, oh, who is gonna stop our out-of-control, liver-spotted autocrat? Barack Obama? ICE head John Morton? His boss and DHS head Janet Napolitano? Attorney General Eric Holder? Superman? The Green Hornet? Billy Jack…?
Speaking of Janet Napolitano, seems the journos over at wingnut central (aka, KTAR 92.3 FM) are getting their Janets mixed up. Check out this flub from their news short, "More criticism aimed at Arpaio’s crime sweeps":
"Arpaio still has support from at least one Arizona official. Republican Senator John McCain is questioning Homeland Security Chief and former Arizona Governor, Janet Brewer, for taking away the sheriff’s federal arrest privileges.
"Brewer and the Obama administration recently made changes to the 287g agreement, which allowed Arpaio to conduct crime sweeps to detain illegal immigrants. The changes revoked Arpaio’s privileges under federal law to conduct crime sweeps."
Actually, that’s two flubs, because our governor’s name is "Janice Brewer," not "Janet Brewer," which must be some unholy hybrid, like Republicrat, or Democans.
At first, I thought maybe KTAR’s morning lip-flapper Darrell Ankarlo had written it, what with that brain shake-up he’s had and all. But no, it took a double byline to write this ditty (Jeremy Foster and Brandon Donahoo), and neither fella is Ankarlo.
Don’t sweat it, chums. Heck, we all make mistakes. Why, Maricopa County elected Joe Arpaio to a fifth term. So no one’s perfect.
Quote
Feds strip Arpaio of immigration authority | Immigration | eastvalleytribune.com
Gary Grado, Tribune
October 6, 2009 – 2:57PM , updated: October 6, 2009 – 5:28PM
Digg| Save| License| Print| E-mail|
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio listens to County Attorney Andrew Thomas as they defend his department. Oct. 6, 2009. Arpaio is upset that the federal government has stripped his deputies of their ICE agent status to act as federal immigration authorities.
Darryl Webb, Tribune
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is followed by Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas as they make their way to address the media. Oct. 6, 2009.
Darryl Webb, Tribune
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has stripped Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio of his authority to arrest suspected illegal immigrants based solely on their immigration status.
But Arpaio said Tuesday he plans to continue his controversial “crime suppression operations,” despite DHS’s decision to not renew an agreement that would allow the sheriff to continue immigration enforcement on the streets.
“It’s all politics,” said Arpaio, who spent much of an afternoon news conference Tuesday wagging his finger, waving his arms and snarling at reporters.
Arpaio will have some immigration powers under an agreement signed Friday. His 60 detention officers in the county jails will still have the authority to check the immigration status of people they book.
The Editor’s Desk blog: Arpaio’s swipe at the Tribune
Reasonable Doubt: A Pulitzer Prize-winning special report
Franks rips Obama administration for Arpaio move
But the agreement that would allow street patrols was signed Sept. 21 and then rescinded, and a top-level DHS official from the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs personally told him the federal agency wasn’t going to accept the agreement, but he “didn’t really give a good reason,” Arpaio said.
“We’re being looked at by the Justice Department and all that.”
Arpaio said he believes DHS made the changes to stop his “crime suppression operations,” which are saturation patrols in designated areas where deputies would find illegal immigrants by stopping them for traffic infractions and minor violations.
The Department of Justice and other federal agencies are investigating the sheriff’s office on accusations of racial profiling during the crime suppression operations.
In a Pulitzer Prize-winning series published in July 2008, the Tribune found the sheriff’s office’s illegal-immigration sweeps violated federal regulations intended to prevent racial profiling. The five-part series also found that the sweeps diverted resources from core law-enforcement functions, which in some cases caused response times to increase.
Vinnie Picard, a spokesman for the Phoenix office of ICE, said his agency won’t comment on pending agreements until after Oct. 14, the deadline for signing them.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on accepting the jail portion of the agreement Wednesday.
“If they (the board) don’t sign it, there will be no more 287(g) in the jail,” Arpaio said.
Under 287(g) agreements, ICE trains local police and detention officers on immigration law and gives them access to immigration databases.
Arpaio said he will be able to still conduct the crime sweeps under state human smuggling laws and an obscure federal law that allows local police to arrest illegal immigrants.
“Now I’m not under their control,” Arpaio said. “Nothing changes; that’s the irony of all of this.”
He will conduct one in two weeks “with a new twist.” Arpaio did not go into further detail about what that means.
Arpaio first signed a 287(g) agreement in 2007 and since then dozens of agencies throughout the nation have entered into similar agreements.
Arpaio said ICE conducted an audit of his office’s use of the program, but DHS refused to release it.
Arpaio said his office managed to get a copy recently through the “back door.”
A summary of the audit said the working relationship between the sheriff’s office and ICE was good, and there were no deficiencies found after a review of case files.
“It came out perfect,” said Arpaio, citing that as the reason DHS refused to release the audit.
DHS, headed by former Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, announced July 10 the agency was standardizing the agreements and giving police that were operating under previous agreements the option to either sign new ones or lose their authority.
The new agreements specify the priorities of DHS, one of which is to go after “criminal aliens” — illegal immigrants who have committed a state crime.
The local agencies would also have to “pursue all criminal charges that originally caused the offender to be taken into custody.”
DHS said that provision was included because there were concerns that police were using minor infractions to get illegal immigrants deported
Hell No, No More Joe! 