Suspicious package addressed to Sheriff Joe Arpaio contained explosive device

Suspicious package addressed to Sheriff Joe Arpaio contained explosive device
Posted: 9:37 PM
April 12,2013

• By: Josh Frigerio

Flagstaff, AZ - Police have intercepted a suspicious package that contained an explosive device and was addressed to Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

The package was intercepted in Flagstaff and was addressed to Arpaio's downtown Phoenix headquarters, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

A bomb team was deployed to Flagstaff and the device has been "neutralized," said the press release.

Flagstaff Police, the FBI and the U.S. Postal inspectors in Northern Arizona city are investigating, police said.

Police said three Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies are being dispatched to Flagstaff to assist in the investigation.

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This is the real domestic terrorism. The illegal aliens and their supporter just tried to bomb an elected official and police station!

Sheriff Arpaio: Explosive device 1 of many threats

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Courtesy: Arizona Daily Sun

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio says the mailing of an explosive device addressed to him reflects the nature of his business and follows many threats he's received over the years.

Arpaio has called himself the "toughest sheriff in America" and is known for his strict treatment of jail inmates and cracking down on illegal immigrants.

His office says a mailed package intercepted in northern Arizona Thursday contained an explosive device.

A federal official won't confirm a device was found, but Arpaio's office says it was detected when the package was X-rayed. A bomb squad team neutralized the explosive.

Postal Inspector Patricia Armstrong says a "very astute" carrier emptying a collection box in the Flagstaff area thought something about package's outside looked wrong.

Armstrong says investigators are examining the package's contents.

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