My Daughter was murdered more than year ago, her body was found in a toolbox up by cloud rd. And 32 nd. St. Detective Ray is the lead detective, he has not done anything on case, not one update, i had to call everyday for a month before even making contact with this detective. There was security camera footage that he didn't follow up on that is now gone. He has told me that it wasn't going to solved because she was homeless, just like the other 57% of unsolved cases that mcso handle. Criminals know and depend on this fact. read more

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Officer was kind and respectful to my friends and I on lake pleasant. Glad they are out there keeping us safe.

As a professional driver 40 yrs. Ong haul and local,I'm glad to interact with our law enforcement.Now local I was pulled over by Sheriff T.Ward on cave Creek after a sloppy turn into the wrong lane.This water truck is difficult to shift and takes a lot of attention of the road.Sheriff Ward met me smiling,and gave me correction.I eeded it and will pay more attention. He was very pleasant and​​ professional .love had no tickets on my CDL ,he gave me a warning and I will take it .My son went to college to be in law enforcement but passed away from birth defects there was no cure for,so I respect our officers.Thank you Sheriff Ward and stay safe! Susanne read more

I want to commend Deputy O. Campos #2190. My daughter was involved in a single car accident on November 22nd. He was so kind, considerate and showed so much compassion for a distraught mom. The person investigating could have been just the opposite. He was definately my guardian angel and he made a very difficult situation much more bearable. Thank you Deputy O.Campos for being the kind of person you are. May God Bless you and protect you as you continue this difficult job. I cannot thank you enough. read more

Called with problem at 9 am, never showed up. Called again at 1, still no deputy. Why call them. It was not an emergency but could not get out of my driveway because of estate sale. Glad I was not having medical emergency. No law enforcement in this town read more

Sherriff was out at my neighbor 2 days in a row. His step son made false allegations of domestic violence and arrested my neighbor who is on medication and is disabled older gentleman. They did not research his body for injuries as he was accused of. They did not ask to see camera footage. My neighbor was flustered and didn't think to tell them to look at cameras my elder neighbor spent night in jail without medication and now due to courts is not able to go home to his house where he pays the bills and owns. His wife filed order of protection against her son. The Sherriff was out the next day for yelling and refused to serve order to freeloading son. It has been 3 was and nothing has happened to help my elder neighbor get back into his home. This is a horrible example of our law enforcement. I do not feel safe anymore as now I know the Sherriffs are lazy and do not do their job. read more

The deputies can out on a false well being check on my boyfriend who is a truck driver. Your deputies handle the situation very professional and beyond.Thank you so much read more

What is the point of a Veterans court if the MCSO is more concerned about posting a forever mugshot on the internet before a verdict is made? Sadly, my combat recovered friend is humiliated over & over again by a mugshot he cannot get off the Internet because MCSO posted a mugshot prematurely. His family, platoon mates, & employers have seen this very personal time he was going through PTSD treatment after being in the battle at Kandahar & OIF. The veterans court was supportive & did help him. He took responsibility for breaking the $100 item, but he is stuck with an online mugshot for a bad moment some one believed law enforcement could help him. I think too many law enforcement agencies just create more distrust with civilians when they resort to humiliation tactics. Are their humane innovative minds in this profession? read more

I was at the Post Office at 35th Ave and Washington St, who handles mail for the MCSO Jails located in 85009, and it was just astonishing to see all of the mail being RTS and for some of the most ridiculous reasons... "NO HARD BACKS ALLOWED" or my personal reason, "NO LABELS OR STICKERS." I mailed a postcard to an inmate on 01/02/2019. The postcard was returned to me on 01/19/2019 because the address was typed on a sticky label (See second picture). I just wonder why it took 17 days to make the round trip locally when I sent a Christmas card to someone in Virginia Beach, VA to someone who apparently moved. It made it there and back in way less time. So, the snail's pace process with ret'd mail cannot be entirely the fault of the USPS because of what happened with the Christmas card. So, I place most, if not all, of the blame on the MCSO. I have heard stories of how the MCSO and the guards THINK they're superior and how horribly inmates are treated. Guards and other staff members poking fun of the inmates, rude to visitors, and just pure lazy. I have experienced the latter two when trying to talk to the guard working the front desk at Estrella when trying to get answers regarding an inmate. Instead of helping me, she "passed the buck" and "flagged" my name for holding her accountable and give her a hard time. May be it was partly my fault for not showing her my POA! Regardless, do your job or GTFO! It's time for Paul Penzone and his boss (does he have one) to play, "UNDERCOVER BOSS! read more

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office - Ret'd postcard; Mailed 01/02/2019; Rec'd back on 01/19/2019.. WTF?  Why did it take so long?? - Public Services & Government Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Its really a 0 but this makes you pick something.if you really want to complicate a bad situation just call the police there only going to ask a million questions and not do anything and when you ask for a copy of the report they want money lol as if you're taxes dont pay them enough for what they do my husband and i regret the day his company moved us here we are already so looking forward to the day he can retire so we can get out of this back wood place neither one of us have ever seen anything like here and are eagerly waiting for the day its in our rear view mirror. read more

Drivers on the 10 BEWARE! My experience involves a very dangerous and unfair policing tactic that was used to ticket drivers. My boyfriend and I were driving on the 10 in the right lane with traffic both in front and behind us, as well as to the left of us. There were two patrol cars on the side of the road with their emergency vehicle lights on. We were unable to move over to the left lane due to the traffic next to us and were pulled over. We sat and waited for this officer to write us up for not switching to the left lane on a VERY busy and dangerously hot night, for what seemed like 45 minutes. The officer was not at all accommodating to the fact that there was clearly traffic which did not allow us to switch lanes. We were not speeding, both seat-belted, car had no lights out, we had not broken the law. Maddening as well were not only the cars passing us from the RIGHT LANE but the cars speeding by so fast I felt at times we would get sucked onto the highway from the force. It was so hot that night that we both sweated through our shirts. Plus, it seemed like a coarse amount of time to have people wait on the side of a potentially hazardous fast-moving roadway. It was late in the night on a holiday weekend. Seemed precarious and trivial. After driving off, we saw two other separate officers pulled over with their emergency vehicle lights on in the emergency lane BY THEMSELVES (ie they were not assisting any other vehicles nor pulled over any other vehicles, they were simply alone in the emergency shoulder with their emergency lights on). It became very clear that this repugnant scheme was not just an off-chance, bad luck encounter for us, but actually a ploy by this police team to ticket drivers. It was obvious that we were trapped into this fraudulent situation only to be left with a HUGE fine and driving school. This is lawless, unprofessional and NOT going unnoticed. This is a shameful event that should be a singular anomaly, however, it clearly is not. The next time I drive down the 10 through Maricopa County, I expect to see diligent police officers doing their duty of protecting and serving, NOT playing part of duplicitous misconduct to innocent people. *I have filed complaints to the AZ Dept of Public Safety as well as directly with Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. I'll update this review if/when I hear back from them. read more

Took a tour of Tent City Jail, and Sheriff Joe and his staff were fantastic! His approach to crime and punishment is something we need back in Ohio. I write my local officials about opening tents and barracks for jails, and I get the same ole same ole...seems all they want to do is build $200M jails that only help out the major developers...see, county corruption back home has made it impossible to do anything good for the community, like Joe's done here in Maricopa. For county jail offenders, this truly is as good as it gets. read more

I thought tent city was an AMAZING idea. Why do we people who have to work daily to survive in the real world ha to pay for everything but the people who break the law get to live better than we do. It's completely insane to me. This is why we have so much criminals in the world. w live crappie on the outside when they can live like kings on the inside and cost us tax payers a bunch of money each year. read more

Checked out their MASH Unit--I was asked to volunteer a bit of time advising staff who are with the cats, as I'm an accredited cat behaviorist. What I saw: cats without toys, perches, windows, with the toilets still left over from previous human inmates, so kits could disappear down the holes. Cheap, poor food, nothing soft to burrow into, lots of things wrong. When I had the temerity to ask why any (donated) blankets, including the batch I gave, were thrown away (!) because there were no separate washer and dryer, I'd apparently not followed 'the proper chain of command', and was 'fired'. Surreptitiously. In desperation, I'd donated lots of toys, cat urine cleaner, etc. but heaven knows if they were even used. I was happy to investigate donated washer and dryer, even have them plumbed in for free, but the Office didn't want to know. Although staff informed me that he hadn't the slightest idea what was going on there, that he didn't care, that the whole 'I love animals' thing was PR, I tried to contact Arpaio and was told 'He's too busy for this.' Heart-rending. Discouraging. Distressing. read more

Thank you to our law enforcement officers for keeping us safe. Luckily, I've never had a personal run-in with the MCSO, but I appreciate everything they do. Enough can't be said for the people who risk their lives every day to keep our families out of harm's way. Keep up the good work! read more

Congratulations to Bill Montgomery on making the world a safer place. Even if it never goes to trial, the invasion, spying and video recording of the deep, loving and extremely intimate work of the best known Tantra Temple on the planet is a victory for antiphilliacs (google it) everywhere. This is a great start, cleaning up the criminality that is protected by religious "tradition" and the usual respect for 'those who have ways different from our own'. Next, I am sure Willie Monty, Stevie Marcos and the intrepid crime fighters will investigate and prosecute a Catholic Church for encouraging underage "communion", which is a magical and secret ritual with ALCOHOL involved. That will sort out the common view that Willie is soft on underage drinking. After that, they will surely turn their protective and caring eye to the horror of illegal violence. You may not know this, but "martial arts" and "karate" "schools" actually punch students and even raise real bruises. Expect a 6 month, very expensive undercover "operation" soon, which will remove this evil from the community. This should clear the way for the future. The complications of running a good police state will be considerably eased by closer cooperation with organised crime, which is eager for the respectability and protection that the planned "sin tax" will provide for their enterprises. The public mis-perception of Willie Monty as soft on violence and even softer on underage drinking is being corrected. Willie has shown that he is definitely hardon sex. It's a beginning ... read more

Called and spoke to a man named Bruce in records. He was extremely helpful in assisting me locate a past ticket. He said it would take a few minutes to locate and he could call me back if I didn't want to hold. So I said "ok" and hung up the phone uncertain if I actually would be getting a call back. But true to his word he called back 2 minutes later with the ticket and the cost to mail to me. He was also very personable and funny during our call. His customer service is amazing! Thanks Bruce! read more

A civil servant must first and foremost be 'civil'...Yesterday I visited the Surprise substation to request they telephone the California Highway Patrol to release an accident report to me from a recent serious car accident I had in California. The CHP told me a local police department could verify I was the requester by telephoning them and they would release it. The individual at the Sheriffs office, a middle aged white woman sporting a trinitarian style arm tattoo, was uncivil, cold, condescending, unhelpful and generally rude. She stated she had never heard of such a request. She said she'd speak to her supervisor and left. When she returned she uttered a single word, "No." Her behavior was appalling. She treated me with disdain and condescension from the outset. There is no call for a public servant to treat a member of the community that way. Her 'fascist-like' attitude speaks volumes of the culture of this tax payer funded organization. This public servant is confused...she is NO SERVANT but, rather thinks she's the MASTER. No place for such behavior in a civil society. read more

I have had numerous contact with these "thugs" and let me tell you...I deserved it everytime...they do their job...maybe a little on the rough side but they have always been respectful....as for their immigration policy....everyone keeps screaming the MCSO are racists and break families up and most illegals pay taxes and just want to feed their families...and I say this.....WHAT PART OF ILLEGAL do you not understand...THEY ARE CRIMINALS....period...end of story....no...families...criminal...no pay taxes...criminal...no dream act...C-R-I-M-I-N-A-L..... seriously....they are in our country illegally they broke federal and state laws and then break more to work...my family came as immigrants...but legally....LEGALLY...these illegals just dont want to follow the rules...follow the rules come here legally and no problem...but no they just want it all their way...and then try to tear this country apart....GOOD JOB MCSO.... my reformed butt thanks you for a great job.... read more

Maybe enforcing the immigration laws of this country has some merit. Immigrants take up jobs that the true american should have and americans should have priority over hiring since we were born in this country and raised here. Maybe this is why Phoenix has a low unemployment rating when you send the illegals home there are plenty of jobs for americans. Stand up for this country, the constitution and the true americans that are trying to keep this country the great nation it is instead of being dragged into the gutter. It takes a strong person to stand up against our corrupt government in Washington, people of this country need to take heed and do the same instead of rolling over and playing dead. Why should we have to allow illegals into this country that we have to support, provide food and health care for and give up our earned rights to these undeserving individuals. Our federal government has allowed thousands of jobs to go overseas, decreasing our opportunity for jobs for all americans... i applaud Sheriff Joe for his dedication and fight for the right of all americans under the constitution of the US. Wake up america......... read more

Wow Sheriff Joe you are amazing I congratulate you and your team on that find please dont give up and dont let them shut you up. I really hope you can prosecute over this everyone knew that his birth certificate was a fake. we need more people Like Sheriff Joe and his team in this world. read more

The Sherill's office announced Friday afternoon 11/02/2007 the current family visiting policy of 6 days a week from 8AM to 8PM would change to 1 day a week beginning Monday 11/05/2007 Fridays only. I consider this a terrible hardship on the families and inmates of the county jail system of which there are over 3000. How can these families visit husbands, fathers, brothers within one 12 hour period. It is impossible and totally unfair to the wives and childern, people, many of whom work and attend school during the daytime and are unable to visit until after school or work is over. I feel the Sheriff's office is making a huge mistake and punishing the innocent familes of those inmates. Not counting the misery he is adding to those incarcereted, which I am sure he cares nothing about. I am sure this is a budget cutting move because now he can cut back staffing the visitation center to one day only. I certainly would not want him to cut back on the small amount of food supplied twice daily. But at least the visitation could be set for Saturday a day more folks would be able to actually visit. read more

Involved in a small accident. Had the pleasure of dealing with the Maricopa Sheriffs office. The deputy just told both of us drivers involved to exchange info. Then he gave us a card with his name and a report no (so I thought) Turns out the deputy did not even write a report. When I called 4 wks later, I was told there was no report only an event entry log. I was wondering why my insurance co said they had not received the report they requested. When I specifically asked the officer about the report at the accident scene, He just smiled and said, Just call the no on the card. Turns out, despite the other guy being wrong in hitting my car, My insurance co had no info to go on. Just a 2 liner from the deputy saying, a collesion had occurred. That's piss poor and unacceptable. I had heard about the Maricopa county Sheriffs office not investigating hundreds of felonies in El Mirage. But I never had any idea the deputies are so poorly trained. They can do better than this. I got my car fixed. But since there is no evidence or rpt by the deputy, the claim had to go to arbitration with the other guys insurance co. All the deputy had to do was write a report. No investigation or anything was done. Never experienced law enforcement doing anything like this before. read more