Maricopa County News

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County officials approved a settlement Wednesday with a restaurant owner in metro Phoenix who claimed in a lawsuit that then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office had defamed him and violated his rights about seven years ago when investigating …

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office reports that car thefts in the Arizona county dropped more than 8.5 percent in 2012. The agency says that marks the fifth consecutive year of declines, according to data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. …