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From: Joseph Roth <jnr2107@columbia.edu>
To : <CPC@emoglen.law.columbia.edu>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:39:45 -0500
Is your neighbor a criminal?
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So, in Phoenix you are now encouraged to hop on the net to check up on your
neighbor. Creepy? I think so.
"Some might say, 'You want people to spy on their neighbors.' I don't like
that word: spying. (I'm asking them to) keep their eyes and ears open...."
<http://www.sheriffapb.org/>; http://www.sheriffapb.org/
SECTION: VALLEY & STATE; Pg. 1B
LENGTH: 363 words
HEADLINE: ARPAIO MOBILIZING RESIDENTS TO ASSIST IN LOCATING SUSPECTS
BYLINE: By Lindsey Collom, The Arizona Republic
BODY:
Ever wonder if your shady neighbor is on the lam? Maybe you're curious about
how many people in your ZIP code have warrants for their arrest.
A Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Web site is giving citizens a chance to
be Techno-Cops.
On Wednesday, the agency unveiled an online database containing information
on 30,000 people with warrants in Maricopa County. New warrants will be
added daily.
There are no pictures, but users can run a search by name, address, ZIP
code, criminal offense, gender or race, among others. The hope is citizens
will use the database to pinpoint criminals and give authorities information
leading to an arrest, Sheriff Joe Arpaio said.
"Some people may say this is a new kind of community policing," Arpaio said.
"Some might say, 'You want people to spy on their neighbors.' I don't like
that word: spying. (I'm asking them to) keep their eyes and ears open...."
"It's all geared to protecting the public."
The fugitives featured on Techno-Cops are wanted for various crimes,
including homicide, sexual assault, DUI and drug offenses. The majority of
all warrants, about 40 percent, were issued for failure to appear in court,
Arpaio said.
There are 70,000 open warrants in Maricopa County. Arpaio said legal issues
prohibit the Sheriff's Office from posting all of the warrants, many issued
by grand juries, on the Web site. The agency is working with Maricopa County
Superior Court officials to lift the restrictions.
In the meantime, Arpaio said he anticipates the public will use Techno-Cops,
at least if the traffic on his Web site is an indication. He claimed
www.mcso.org receives about 800,000 "hits" a day.
All fugitive information submitted to the Sheriff's Office would be
verified.
Arpaio said anyone who knowingly submits false information is "going to
jail." But what about those who report anonymously?
"I'm not giving up a program just because some jerk wants to play a joke on
the sheriff," he added.
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hop on the
net to check up on your neighbor. Creepy? I think so. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> "Some might say, =
'You want
people to spy on their neighbors.' I don't like that word: spying. (I'm =
asking
them to) keep their eyes and ears =
open...."<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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VALLEY
& STATE; Pg. 1B<br>
<br>
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style=3D'font-weight:bold'>LENGTH:</span></b></a>
363 words<br>
<br>
<a name=3D"SEGH_HEADLINE" id=3DSEGH><b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>HEADLINE:</span></b></a>
<span class=3Dterm><span title=3D"Click to highlight this term (1)." =
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onclick=3D"parent.pNav.setHitno(1,1)">ARPAIO
MOBILIZING RESIDENTS TO ASSIST</span></span> IN <span class=3Dterm><span
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onmouseover=3D"parent.pNav.tOn(this)" =
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SUSPECTS</span></span><br>
<br>
<a name=3D"SEGH_BYLINE" id=3DSEGH><b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>BYLINE:</span></b></a>
By Lindsey Collom, The <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Arizona</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Republic</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
<br>
<a name=3D"SEGH_BODY" id=3DSEGH><b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>BODY:</span></b></a><br>
Ever wonder if your shady neighbor is on the lam? Maybe you're curious =
about
how many people in your ZIP code have warrants for their arrest.<br>
<br>
A Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Web site is giving citizens a chance =
to be
Techno-Cops.<br>
<br>
On Wednesday, the agency unveiled an online database containing =
information on
30,000 people with warrants in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Maricopa</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. New =
warrants will
be added daily. <br>
<br>
There are no pictures, but users can run a search by name, address, ZIP =
code,
criminal offense, gender or race, among others. The hope is citizens =
will use
the database to pinpoint criminals and give authorities information =
leading to
an arrest, Sheriff Joe <span class=3Dterm><span
title=3D"Click to highlight this term (3)." name=3DTMB
onmouseover=3D"parent.pNav.tOn(this)" =
onmouseout=3D"parent.pNav.tOff(this)" =
onclick=3D"parent.pNav.setHitno(3,1)">Arpaio</span></span>
said.<br>
<br>
"Some people may say this is a new kind of community =
policing," <span
class=3Dterm><span title=3D"Click to highlight this term (4)." =
name=3DTMB
onmouseover=3D"parent.pNav.tOn(this)" =
onmouseout=3D"parent.pNav.tOff(this)" =
onclick=3D"parent.pNav.setHitno(4,1)">Arpaio</span></span>
said. "Some might say, 'You want people to spy on their neighbors.' =
I
don't like that word: spying. (I'm asking them to) keep their eyes and =
ears
open...."<br>
<br>
"It's all geared to protecting the public."<br>
<br>
The fugitives featured on Techno-Cops are wanted for various crimes, =
including
homicide, sexual assault, DUI and drug offenses. The majority of all =
warrants,
about 40 percent, were issued for failure to appear in court, <span =
class=3Dterm><span
name=3DTMB onmouseover=3D"parent.pNav.tOn(this)" =
onmouseout=3D"parent.pNav.tOff(this)"
onclick=3D"parent.pNav.setHitno(5,1)">Arpaio</span></span> said.<br>
<br>
There are 70,000 open warrants in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Maricopa</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. <span =
class=3Dterm><span
name=3DTMB onmouseover=3D"parent.pNav.tOn(this)" =
onmouseout=3D"parent.pNav.tOff(this)"
onclick=3D"parent.pNav.setHitno(6,1)">Arpaio</span></span> said legal =
issues
prohibit the Sheriff's Office from posting all of the warrants, many =
issued by
grand juries, on the Web site. The agency is working with Maricopa =
County
Superior Court officials to lift the restrictions.<br>
<br>
In the meantime, <span class=3Dterm><span name=3DTMB
onmouseover=3D"parent.pNav.tOn(this)" =
onmouseout=3D"parent.pNav.tOff(this)" =
onclick=3D"parent.pNav.setHitno(7,1)">Arpaio</span></span>
said he anticipates the public will use Techno-Cops, at least if the =
traffic on
his Web site is an indication. He claimed <a =
href=3D"http://www.mcso.org"
target=3D"_blank" urlclass=3Dnohttp>www.mcso.org</a> receives about =
800,000
"hits" a day.<br>
<br>
All fugitive information submitted to the Sheriff's Office would be =
verified.<br>
<br>
<span class=3Dterm><span name=3DTMB =
onmouseover=3D"parent.pNav.tOn(this)"
onmouseout=3D"parent.pNav.tOff(this)" =
onclick=3D"parent.pNav.setHitno(8,1)">Arpaio</span></span>
said anyone who knowingly submits false information is "going to
jail." But what about those who report anonymously?<br>
<br>
"I'm not giving up a program just because some jerk wants to play a =
joke
on the sheriff," he added.<font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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