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Unstoppable Arpaio, busts piracy in a 'mercado'

Last night’s raid at the El Gran Mercado, in Phoenix, Arizona resulted in 33 people arrested. Sheriff Joe Arpaio said to local reporters he had a tip vendors at this mercado were breaking the law selling counterfeit DVDs and CDs. The movies found at the site are the same just released to the Home Box Office while hundreds of copies were confiscated.

Arpaio said investigators in the recording industry asked for his help. Some of the vendors are also suspected of being in the country illegally. Another sweep is planned in Phoenix Sunday night.
 

 

 

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  • Wes 2 years ago
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    We need a Sheriff like Joe here in Mexifornia.
    Here's a message to all you Criminals, Illegal's, and especially
    you Illegal Criminal Gang Bangers. In America:
    THE LAW IS THE LAW. IS THE LAW, IS THE LAW ! ! ! ! ! !
    Each one of you WILL be caught, Tried, and if Convicted, sent to PRISON, then DEPORTED. If you come back, we will DOUBLE the PRISON TIME and then DEPORT YOU. If you come back a THIRD time,
    Well I think, even as stupid as you are, YOU GET IT.
    We have had enough of you and your attitude towards us, and it is comming to an end. FIX YOUR OWN COUNTRY, DO NOT TRY TO CHANGE OURS ! ! ! ! !

  • June 2 years ago
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    I'd like to see Sheriff Joe replace Janet Napolitano as head of Homeland Security. He'd get illegals out of here so fast they wouldn't know they were back in Mexico for three days.

  • Bobby 2 years ago
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    Isn't Joe Arpaio what American citizens want in a lawman? I didn't say what illegal aliens want in a lawman, I didn't say what the Chambers of Commerce want in a lawman, I didn't say what the racist ethnic interest groups, want in a lawman, I didn't say what the Wall Street Journal, wants in a lawman, BUT WHAT AMERICAN CITIZENS WANT IN A LAWMAN.

  • Diane 2 years ago
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    I would love to see Sheriff Joe replace Nappy!
    Better yet Obama.

  • levotb 2 years ago
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    Pretty disgusting when the bimbo "reporter" asks the criminal mother what she thinks of the bust...Why should the criminal and their supporters get any press? They should be gagged and taken away for immigration violations and/or aiding and abetting...

  • Real World 2 years ago
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    You fascist can say what you like but in the real world we are all human.You scum are the reason why the crime rate increases not immigrants.You use us as slaves and seperate us from our chlidren to fend for their own.YOu probably cant look at yourselves in the mirror thats so sad while our people are poor and way happier than you silver spoon feed Republicans.Keep blaming us instead of yourselves but if its anything that lasts forever is the truth You Robots will say follow the law even tho the law is morally wrong until the world is thrown in concentration camps and youll regret following your rascist masters

  • Haley 2 years ago
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    Real World, did you forget to take your medications today? Your crazed rambling comments reflects someone who is suffering from paranoia or neurosis.

  • Ms Taletha 2 years ago
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    N Nationalists
    O Opposing

    M Mexican
    A Alien
    S Sympathizers

  • Bobby 2 years ago
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    Real World, whoever you are, don't be used as a slave and please return to Mexico or whatever other place you probably criminally entered this nation from. Americans are so sick of idiots like you who complain about our long standing laws. Were you are criminal lawbreaker and trouble maker in the nation you came from, or is it just a thing you do here in the United States?

  • Tired 2 years ago
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    Joe,
    We have to get this man into a federal political position. He is one of a few who is constitutionally, legally and morally correct and not a coward to enforce the law.
    The filth like the ACLU and LULAC are perplexed at his tenacity. The ideology of these two anti-American organizations has lost their clout even within the Hispanic community. Illegal immigration is in violation of federal law, and when you have organizations like the ACLU and LULAC who promote lawlessness over the sovereignty its country, the credibility of those organizations is displayed.
    I only pray there are more Sheriff Joe’s out there!

  • JOYMJB@AOL.COM 2 years ago
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    Sheriff Joe is the only elected official that is doing the job that he was elected to do. He could easily replace NAPPY. She wasn't a good governor for AZ. Look where she is...homeland security. Not good!! Sheriff Joe could easily replace any of those idiots in DC. Those idiots like to do what they think is best for us. Like we can't think for ourselves. You go, Sheriff Joe!!!!

  • Human Being 2 years ago
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    Hitler was a human being, so was Stalin and MAO and Gengis Kahn. Nero and Jeffery Dahmer...

    Any excuse to continue the unlawful entry into the United States has given me the best excuses to get out of trouble.

    I beat that puppy to death and killed that cop but I'm a human being so treat me with kindness and respect.

  • Cardz09 2 years ago
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    Bust em' all Joe!! All Americans support and love what you are doing for this nation and its people. The Mexican illegal aliens are all criminals whether its pirated DVDs,i.d.theft,driving DUI/DWI, w/o license/insurance, etc. etc. No matter what the feds say or do, keep on keepin' on, we are behind you 100%!

  • Bobby 2 years ago
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    When will it all end? When will the poor long time U.S. taxpayers have a break from Mexico's criminality? Our "elected representatives" won't stop it. They don't care about American taxpayers. Now I'm reading stories that these illegal alien border criminals are at it again. They are starting to march across the nation again, demanding more of Americans taxes, and demanding more of everything that they don't deserve. What they deserve is to be kicked out of this blessed nation so fast and with such extreme prejudice that they will never ever again disprespect Americans and our laws. That is ALL, they deserve.

  • Sammi 2 years ago
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    It's OK for Mexico to destroy our country but they don't like it when illegal immigrants do it to them...this from Mexico...
    El Universal (Mexico City) 8/31/09

    Mexico City suburb asks for help re illegal aliens

    Tultitlan city officials have asked the state government for assistance to “contain, assist and control the massive migration of Central Americans which has flooded the railroad areas and has generated unsanitary problems, begging, overcrowding of routes and criminality bordering on people trafficking, prostitution and kidnapping.” [Tultitlan is some 16 mi. no. of Mexico City] A Tultitlan police commander asserted that up to 500 Central Americans traveling illegally arrive daily at the Tultitlan railroad yards on freight trains. A city official is asking for the opening of a “special office” to deal with this situation and control the migrants because the problem shows no signs of diminishing in the foreseeable future. He explained that the flow of Central Americans is u

  • VivaLaMigra 2 years ago
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    Let's see: ILLEGAL aliens committing more acts that are...well...ILLEGAL! I bet the liberals never saw that coming!s

  • Bobby 2 years ago
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    As more and more hispanic ethnic interest groups are created, in order to help illegal aliens in the U.S. , the more power American citizens who look to such things as "voting" lose. There are dozens and dozens of these groups, all operating to help Illegal alien foreign nationals from Mexico, HAVE THEIR WAY, AGAINST AMERICAN CITIZENS BEST INTERESTS. I wonder how many Americans really comprehend what is happening to them.

  • viva los mexicanos 2 years ago
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    Wat all u ignorants don't get is dat the job dat all of us mexicans r doin is sumthin u racist m......rs aren't capable of doin, therefore it is because of us the illegals, the wetbacks dat u have food in ur stinkin table.

  • Truth08 2 years ago
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    Yeah, he goes after them dangerous criminal aliens.

    Meanwhile them PESKY CONVICTED FELONS roam FREE!!!!

    It sure pays to commit crime in Maricopa County! Thanks to Sheriff Joe!!

    We just love to live amoungst all them rapist, murderers, drug addicts and the like.

    Hence the title, "Maricopa County, Sanctuary County for Felons"!!

    You go Joe!! Keep it up!!! Make us less safe every day!! We just love it!!

    Regards,
    Truth08

  • Bobby 2 years ago
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    vivalos mexicanos, we don't need you here. Go home to your little pueblo, and raise the Mexican flag on your property. You know, the one you always wave around in the U.S.

  • azKenReid 2 years ago
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    I'm fine with this as these people are breaking the law. I just saw a Channel 5 story about Arpaio sheriffs attempting to stop people from video taping events like this. His Sheriffs seems to think that they can order citizens to stop taping and turn over their tapes and/or cameras.

    I defend my fist AND second amendment rights. I have supported Joe for the last 15 years, but if he or his thugs think that they can order me as a private citizen to stop taping them, I will defend my first amendment rights using the power and might of my second amendment rights.

    I would with regret take a life or surrender my own to protect my first amendment rights. Joe, you cannot get away with this. Change your ways, or prepare for war.

  • Bobby 2 years ago
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    azKenReid, are you clueless. What do you think Sheriff Joe is doing, it is a war, a border war. No citizen has the right to interfere with police operations, it both endangers the police and citizenry. Just admit you are for illegal immigration.

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