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Maricopa County deputies warn rising financial scams; new Squad 5 and co‑responder set for community policing
Summary
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office told Fountain Hills council that financial scams are up and difficult to investigate, and described plans to add a local Squad 5 for targeted community policing and to staff a local co‑responder with mental‑health training.
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) officials presented a three‑part update to Fountain Hills council on June 3: a summary of local calls for service, planned schedule and staffing adjustments that will add a flexible Squad 5 for proactive community policing, and a warning about an uptick in sophisticated financial scams that are challenging to investigate.
Captain Thomas, newly assigned to District 7, said the district has 20 deputies, seven sergeants and two deputy service aids, and that the office will soon on‑board a Fountain Hills resident as…
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