PINAL COUNTY (Sept. 4) — At about 5 p.m. on Sept. 3, a vehicle belonging to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office was stolen during an investigative operation at the Promenade Mall in Casa Grande.
Four suspects – Miguel Rodriguez, 23 Eloy; Carlos Orozco, 22; Jose Orozco, Jr., 18; and Jose Orozco, Sr., 48 all from Arizona [...]

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FLORENCE (Sept. 3) - Florence is a hard place to be.
If you are a plumber, that is.
The hard water in the area plays havoc on the pipes and plumbing fixtures inside the many of the County buildings.  One building, in particular, uses a lot of water – the Adult
Detention Center .
One way the center tries [...]

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CASA GRANDE (Aug. 30) — The Pinal County Narcotics Task Force on Aug. 28 made three drug-related arrests after executing a search warrant based on a tip.
The search, carried out in the 15700 block of West Ashmoore in Casa Grande, led to the discovery of a marijuana-growing operation at that location, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office [...]

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By RuthAnn Hogue
PINAL COUNTY (Aug. 30) — Voters on Tuesday will be tasked with choosing leaders who will serve them, help build their communities and look out for future interests both during their tenure in office and far beyond.
One vote on one ballot can make all the difference, say, between whether someone with strong leanings [...]

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By RuthAnn Hogue
PINAL COUNTY (Aug. 30) — Pinal County Sheriff Chris Vasquez wants to keep his post.
And he doesn’t want voters to rely on partisan ties to make that happen.
After all, he told a group assembled recently in Gold Canyon, that when citizens call 911 or any other PCSO phone line, all are treated equally [...]

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By RuthAnn Hogue
PINAL COUNTY (Aug. 30) — When Jayme Valenzuela took to the podium for a recent candidate forum in Gold Canyon, his campaign manager was on hand to wish him well.
Not surprising?
Maybe not, except that in this case, his campaign manager happens to be his 94-year-old grandmother, Melina Cagali.
Valenzuela asked her to stand and [...]

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By RuthAnn Hogue
PINAL COUNTY (Aug. 30) — Paul Babeu wants voters to choose him to be their next sheriff because he’s “the most well-rounded” candidate.
That’s among the qualifications the Chandler Police officer related to audiences in recent candidate forums in both the city of Maricopa and Gold Canyon designed to help voters select future leaders.
While [...]

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By RuthAnn Hogue
PINAL COUNTY (Aug. 30) — Steve Fuller has been taking suspected criminals to task for years.
On Tuesday, he hopes voters will give him the nod to become the judge behind the robes who makes the decisions only a Superior Court judge can.
“I know my way around the courtroom because I’ve been there for [...]

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