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Criminal

Dec. 19, 2011

Sheriff’s old rival 'vindicated’ by DOJ

Hundreds of miles and several years removed from his days as police chief of Mesa, Arizona, George Gascon finally feels his stand against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been vindicated.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Hundreds of miles and several years removed from his days as police chief of Mesa, Arizona, George Gascon finally feels his stand against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been vindicated.


The newly elected San Francisco district attorney, Gascon has been an outspoken opponent of Arpaio and his heavy-handed - some might say racist and unconstitutional - illegal immigration policing techniques. <...

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