Deputy sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, appointed to lead department for the year
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Maricopa County, AZ, Sheriff Paul Penzone resigned, and Deputy Sheriff Russ Skinner has been appointed serve as interim sheriff for the rest of the year.
Paul Penzone resigned last month after seven years as sheriff in Arizona’s most populous county, overseeing an agency of about 3,500 employees in metro Phoenix.
The 56-year-old Penzone, a former Phoenix police officer, defeated longtime incumbent Joe Arpaio and was elected sheriff in 2016. Penzone was credited with ending some of Arpaio's policies, which were widely criticized as anti-immigrant and racist.
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