The Latest Breaking News from Paul Penzone

Taxpayer costs for profiling verdict over Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns to reach $314M

The taxpayer costs for the racial profiling verdict arising from then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns are expected to reach $314 million by mid-summer 2025

The Independent UK · May 20, 2024

Sheriff Paul Penzone of Arizona's Maricopa County says he's stepping down a year early in January

Sheriff Paul Penzone of Arizona's Maricopa County says he is resigning in January after serving almost two terms

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Police found no foul play in Daniel Robinson’s disappearance. His father says new clues show otherwise

David Robinson has never given up hope in finding his son, Daniel, who mysteriously vanished from a worksite in Arizona in 2021. He tells Andrea Cavallier about promising new leads in his personal investigation

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation

Officials in Arizona’s most populous county have become adept at batting down slanted, false or nearly false claims about how they ran last week’s election and are counting ballots

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

Sheriff found in contempt in same case that ensnared Arpaio

A federal judge has found the sheriff of metro Phoenix to be in civil contempt of court in the same racial profiling case in which his predecessor, Joe Arpaio, was found to be in contempt

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Colorado election official claims he’s been forced to wear body armour amid midterm threats

Josh Zygielbaum, a County Clerk up for reelection in Colorado, has taken to wearing a bulletproof vest most days when heading into work

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

Colorado election official claims he’s been forced to wear body armour amid midterm threats

Josh Zygielbaum, a County Clerk up for reelection in Colorado, has taken to wearing a bulletproof vest most days when heading into work

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

Pelosi attack shocks country on edge about democracy threats

At times these days, it can feel like the United States is on edge about threats to American democracy

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2022

Arizona sheriff steps up security around ballot drop boxes

The sheriff in metropolitan Phoenix says he’s stepped up security around ballot drop boxes after a series of incidents involving people keeping watch on the boxes and taking video of voters after they were apparently inspired by lies about the 2020 election

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

ACLU sues over Arizona law limiting filming of police

A controversial Arizona law restricting how the public can film police is facing its first legal challenge with a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022