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Family members and county officials urge more pay, equipment for deputies at fallen-officers ceremony
Summary
At a Maricopa County ceremony honoring deputies killed in the line of duty, family members and county officials called for improved compensation and resources for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office; no formal votes or new appropriations were announced.
Maricopa County supervisors and Sheriff Paul Penzone called for increased pay and equipment for deputies at a ceremony honoring law-enforcement personnel killed in the line of duty, where family members recounted personal losses and officials said the board is pressing for additional support.
The appeals came during the "They Served Well" remembrance, where a family member of Deputy William Coleman described the personal toll of his death, saying, "My dad, deputy William Coleman, was killed when I was just 4 years old... What was the reason for…
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