For Release: July 17, 2014
CONTACT: Sheriff Joe Arpaio

(Sun City, AZ) For years, tough economic times have taken their toll on law enforcement agencies everywhere. In Sun City and Sun City West, those tough times have kept the number of patrol deputies at less than ideal ratios.

But now times have changed. Thanks to the cooperation between Maricopa County Board of Supervisors like Supervisor Clint Hickman, a new emphasis has rightly been placed on better funding for law enforcement services.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio says that new funding means he is dispatching seven new deputies to Sun City and Sun City West to amplify the patrol function to those areas.

With seven new deputies, Arpaio says, all the beats will now be fully covered. The new deputies are starting their jobs in Sun City and Sun City West this week.

Arpaio and Supervisor Hickman will introduce the new deputies to the community on Monday, July 21 at 11:15a.m. at the District Three Substation, 13061 West Bell Road in Sun City, AZ. The public and the media are welcome to attend.

“An additional seven deputies positively impacts every aspect of law enforcement services my office provides to the citizens of Sun City and Sun City West,” Arpaio says. “Where we once operated at 70% staffing levels, we are now at 100% levels.”

Supervisor Hickman says, “Not only will law enforcement services improve but as importantly, Sheriff’s deputies will be in a better position to be more proactive in reducing crime rather than having to react to a crime already committed.”

Captain Bill Van Ausdale says he and all his team at District Three are grateful to Sheriff Arpaio and Supervisor Hickman.

“We are now in position to truly step up patrol as well as having the investigative resources we need to cover the district. These new deputies put an end to covering multiple beats with a single deputy. The improvement to the level of service should be quickly apparent to the people we serve.”

The public and the media are welcome to attend.

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