Category Archives: Tempe and Maricopa County Arizona News

Arpaio: Eat Jail Food To End Hunger Strike

by Brian A. Wilkins
5/19/2009 (links updated September 3, 2019)

As many of you already know, inmates at three Maricopa County jail facilities have been on a hunger strike for the past week, while some have been participating since the beginning of the month. One of America’s premiere thug cop clowns, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has said the facilities will be on “lockdown” until inmates start eating again.

This column will be short and to the point. It is only the evening “meal,” aka “the slop” that inmates are refusing to eat, because it … Read Entire Article

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputies Should Layoff the Steroids

by Brian A. Wilkins

4/10/2009

This video is downright embarrassing and is the perfect reason, along with acne problems, to not use steroids. Here is the roid-rage protest Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s goons held to support their favorite clown while Congress held investigative conferences over MCSO’s protocol of arresting random “Mexican-looking” people:

There is a very simple, very obvious solution if you people really want to, and have a goal of, enforcing illegal immigration laws: how about arresting business owners and managers who hire illegal immigrants as well. Arresting 15 “Mexican-looking” people just means 100 more will replace them

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Tempe Police: Ryff Authenticates Tape, Cleared by Meyer

OPERATION NATION REPORT
2/26/2009 (links updated December 14, 2019)

ORIGINAL LINK: http://blog.operation-nation.com/2009/02/26/tempe-police-ryff-authenticates-tape-cleared-by-meyer.aspx

TEMPE — Tempe Police Chief Tom Ryff confirmed with CBS 5 in Phoenix he is in fact the person caught on tape coaching subordinate officers to lie. The tapes document several adulterous sexual liaisons with female co-workers, prostitutes and/or strippers. Tempe City Manager Charlie Meyer concluded that all serious allegations made against Ryff in a complaint filed with the city are “unfounded.”

Tempepolicecloset.com, an online forum started by former and current Tempe officers, also alleged that Ryff saves promotions and creates paid positions for friends and … Read Entire Article

Maricopa County Court Escapee Needed Help From Guards

by Brian A. Wilkins
2/18/2009

Anybody who is a semi-regular visitor to this website knows I spent “55 Days In Maricopa County Jail” last year. I took you through a few court dates in the blogs, which I don’t expect to finish publishing the last 15-plus days until this ordeal is over. That said, there is no way in living or dying hell the 28-year-old now ex-inmate could have escaped the downtown Phoenix Maricopa County courthouse without help from a guard.

The guy was caught on surveillance video walking out the front door of the courthouse in … Read Entire Article

Stan Rosenblatt: “Whitney Jurjevich Lied to Upper Gwynedd Police”

UPDATED 2/28/2009: Rosenblatt Denied Copy of Police Report From Upper Gwynedd Police

In an email to Operation-Nation this week, Stan Rosenblatt said he requested a copy of the police report from when Tempe cop Whitney Jurjevich shot and killed his dog, Bruce, on January 16; and was denied.

“Apparently I need a subpoena to get a copy,” Rosenblatt wrote. “I expect to be able to do so if/when I start civil action.”

Jurjevich was not charged by Montgomery County (PA) authorities and not punished by Tempe Police.

ORIGINAL LINK: http://blog.operation-nation.com/2009/02/14/stan-rosenblatt-whitney-jurjevich-lied-to-upper-gwynedd-police.aspx

OPERATION NATION REPORT
2/15/2009 (links updated December 27, … Read Entire Article

Tempe Police Officer Whitney Jurjevich Escapes Prosecution

UPDATED June 26, 2019: Former Tempe cop Whitney Jurjevich now a board member for Arizona Self-Storage Association.

OPERATION NATION REPORT
2/13/2009 (links updated December 27, 2018)

ORIGINAL LINK: http://blog.operation-nation.com/2009/02/13/tempe-police-officer-whitney-jurjevich-escapes-prosecution.aspx

UPDATED 2/13/2009 2:30 pm MST

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky day for Tempe cop Whitney Jurjevich. Authorities in Montgomery County, PA have decided not to press charges against Jurjevich, the Tempe Police Officer who shot and killed Stan Rosenblatt’s dog, Bruce, while visiting his father January 16.

According to the press release, Jurjevich had the right to carry the … Read Entire Article

Charges Unlikely For Tempe Officer Who Shot Dog In Pennsylvania

OPERATION NATION REPORT
2/13/2009 (links updated December 27, 2018)

ORIGINAL LINK: http://blog.operation-nation.com/2009/02/13/tempe-cop-indicted-for-shooting-dog-in-pennsylvania.aspx

UPPER GWYNEDD TOWNSHIP, PA — Tempe Police Officer Whitney Jurjevich may be off the hook after traveling to Pennsylvania, and shooting and killing a family’s dog.

Montgomery (PA) County Assistant District Attorney Abby Silverman said a final decision will be reached by the end of the day as to whether or not charges will be brought. Pennsylvania and Arizona have similar concealed weapons laws, so the only item at issue is whether or not the dog was under control when Jurjevich shot him. “If a

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Tempe Police, City Attorney’s Office sued for $119 million

OPERATION NATION REPORT
2/8/2009

TEMPE, AZ — Prentice Williams has filed a complaint in the United States District Court in Phoenix. The former Arizona State University football player’s January 26 lawsuit names several Tempe City employees. Former Senior Assistant City Attorney Andrew Ching and current Assistant City Attorney Kara Stanek are among those named.

The battle between Williams, Tempe and its police department is not new. The first lawsuit was filed in 2006. It named Tempe Police Officers Mike Wallace, Matt Worbington, and Mike Warren. The instant lawsuit seeks $119 million in damages.

Williams played for the Sun Devils from … Read Entire Article

Kyran Jones Should Be Rewarded, Released From Prison

by Brian A. Wilkins

2/7/2009 (links and photos updated August 1, 2019)

ORIGINAL LINK: http://blog.operation-nation.com/2009/02/07/kyran-jones-should-be-rewarded-released-from-prison.aspx

Mr. Kyran Jones

Kyran Jones, 28, was sentenced to seven years in prison by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge on October 24, 2008 for “assaulting” Tempe Police Sgt. Mike Horn. Horn was the Tempe Police public information officer when the original employment application of Tempe Police Chief Tom Ryff mysteriously disappeared after being requested by the East Valley Tribune.

According to tempepolicecloset.com, an online forum of current and former Tempe police officers, Horn told the newspaper that the application had been

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Tempe Police Officers Have DUI Quota

OPERATION NATION REPORT
1/31/2009 (links updated July 5, 2019)

Ever been pulled over by Tempe Police? Did the arresting officer grill you about possibly being under the influence of alcohol…even though it was 1 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon and you were only out driving because you were on your lunch break from work? Perhaps it was the end of the month and the potential arresting officer had not filled their quota for DUI arrests for the month.

The memo, dated January 16, 2009, doesn’t lie. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL PDF DOCUMENT. Tempe “V Squad” Police officers … Read Entire Article