Thread: Guadalupe needs to name a decider on police

May 25, 2008 - 12:39AM
Guadalupe needs to name a decider on police
Ryan Gabrielson, Tribune
Guadalupe needs to decide who will serve as its police force. But first, the town needs to settle which of its leaders gets to make that decision.

Guadalupe’s Town Council had been scheduled to consider stripping Mayor Rebecca Jimenez and Vice Mayor Roy Perez of their titles during a meeting Wednesday night. The council narrowly voted to adjourn the meeting only moments after it began.

And Councilwoman Patricia Jimenez faces a recall election Sept. 2 that could remove her.

The political infighting comes at a sensitive time for Guadalupe, as the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office considers terminating its contract to protect the tiny town covering less than a square-mile sandwiched between Tempe and Phoenix.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio threatened to remove his patrols, which could happen in October, after the mayor accused his deputies of racial profiling during “crime suppressionâ€

This is truly comical . They tried to make Scheriff Joe look bad and wind up " a laughingstock ".
Got popcorn for part II ?