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Paul Penzone (born March 29, 1967) [1] is a former American law enforcement officer. He was the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Penzone was elected sheriff in 2016, defeating longtime incumbent Joe Arpaio. Penzone is a former sergeant in the Phoenix Police Department. [2] [3]
Democrat Paul Penzone was first elected in 2016, defeating Republican Joe Arpaio, and reelected in 2020 with 55.7% of the vote.Penzone resigned in January 2024. Deputy Sheriff Russ Skinner, changed his party registration from Republican to Democratic and was appointed as Penzone's replacement.
He worked under four Sheriffs during his time as a Deputy Sheriff. [4] In 2010, Sheriff Arpaio appointed Sheridan as his Chief Deputy. While working for Arpaio, Sheridan was found in civil contempt of court in connection with the Melendres racial profiling lawsuit. [1] In 2020, he ran for Sheriff against Paul Penzone, but lost. [4]
Robert Warshaw held a community meeting in Guadalupe to provide updates on MCSO's compliance with court orders to root out racial profiling.
Penzone, who served as sheriff from 2017 until his resignation effective in January, was found in civil contempt of court in November 2022 for taking too long to close internal affairs investigations.
Opinion: After years of federal monitoring, Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone still faces long investigations and racial bias complaints.
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone announced Monday that he is resigning in January, a full year before his term ends. Penzone said at a news conference that he decided to step down and not seek ...
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is a law enforcement agency in Maricopa County, Arizona that was involved in a number of controversies. It is the largest sheriff's office in the state of Arizona and provides general and specialized law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Maricopa County, serving as the primary law enforcement for unincorporated areas of the county as well as ...