Joseph Michael Arpaio[3] (/ ɑːrˈpaɪoʊ /; born June 14, 1932) is an American former law enforcement officer and politician. He was the Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona for 24 years, from 1993 to 2017, losing reelection to Democrat Paul Penzone in 2016.

2017年1月3日 · Known as the "father of Phoenix" for his hand in the beginning stages of the city's development, William Hancock was the first appointed sheriff for Maricopa County in 1871. He was also a...

2016年12月7日 · Here's a look at the sheriffs of Maricopa County. Russ Skinner, who served for 43 years at the Sheriff’s Office, was appointed in February 2024 as Maricopa County sheriff to replace Paul...

2017年8月2日 · On Monday, one of the nation’s most famous lawmen, former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, became a criminal. The 85-year-old was found guilty of criminal contempt of court for...

Since those early beginnings in 1871, thirty-seven persons have served as Sheriff of Maricopa County, including Sheriff Paul Penzone. If you’ve ever wondered where the word “Sheriff” comes from, it’s a term that originated in Anglo Saxon Britain.

2015年6月8日 · Since territorial times, Maricopa County has been a bad place for bad men. Sheriffs, including Carl Hayden, pictured above, had reputations for being tough to the point of being overly belligerent. And if you know your Arizona history, you know why. Territorial Phoenix was a vulnerable place.

2021年10月29日 · PHOENIX — Nearly five years after Joe Arpaio was voted out as sheriff of Arizona's most populous county, taxpayers are covering one of the last major bills from the thousands of lawsuits the...

Henry Garfias (born Enrique Garfias; 1851–1896) was the first city marshal of Phoenix, Arizona. He was also a gunfighter who became the elected official of Mexican descent holding the highest office the Phoenix region in the 19th century. Garfias was born in Orange County, California, to Manuel Garfias and Maria Luisa Avila.

Local law enforcement began in Phoenix with the first county election in 1871. Tom Barnum was elected the first sheriff of Maricopa County. A shootout between two other candidates for the office resulted in one’s death and the other withdrawing from the race.

It also contains a small gym, a media room, an emergency operations center and an underground parking garage. The lobby is protected by security personnel during all business hours and is the site of a small historical museum of old Sheriff’s Office artifacts.