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Welcome to the official website of the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, serving nearly four million residents in Maricopa County, the fourth largest county in the United States.

Our office is responsible for the prosecution of more than 35,000 felony criminal cases each year. Our top priorities are to hold criminals accountable for the crimes they commit, and to ensure that the rights of crime victims are honored and respected throughout the criminal justice process.

We are proud that our office has been nationally recognized as one of the top prosecution offices in the country. We invite you to explore this site to learn more about our role in protecting the people of Maricopa County and the many services we provide to strengthen our community.

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Citizen Safety Forum – East Side
Saturday, May 19^th, 2012
8:00am - 1:00pm
Crescent Crown Distributing – 1640 W Broadway Rd, Mesa, AZ 85202
To register, visit: www.acpa.net/Expo2012.htm

MCAO Shred-A-Thon
Thursday, May 24^th, 2012
7:00am - 12:00pm
Desert Ridge Marketplace – 21001 N. Tatum Blvd., Ste 46-1515 Phoenix, AZ 85050
Up to 5 bags of documents shredded free of charge per person

MCAO Shred-A-Thon/Rx Take Back
Thursday, June 21^st, 2012
6:00am - 10:00am
Pecos Community Center – 17010 South 48^th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85048
Up to 5 bags free per person
Old, unused, expired prescription/over-the-counter medication accepted - NO SHARPS

FREE Child Identification Card Clinic
Saturday, June 23^rd, 2012
9:00am - 1:00pm
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center – Conference Room 3 – 3555 South Val Vista Drive, Gilbert, AZ 85297
Ages 3 and older (and parent) Download Flyer

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Law Enforcement Agencies Partner with Major Retailers to Combat Organized Retail Crime
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Major retailers in Arizona are teaming up with local law enforcement agencies on a new strategy to fight organized retail crime.
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Bank and Armored Car Robber Sentenced to 42 Years in Prison
Friday, May 11, 2012
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Robert Gottsfield today sentenced Stephen Bernard Young to a 42-year term in the Arizona Department of Corrections for a string of bank and armored car robberies that took place during 2009 and 2010.
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Serial Identity Thief Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
Thursday, May 10, 2012
A long history of fraud, forgery and theft finally caught up with Gerald Calmese when Judge Daniel G. Martin sentenced him to serve a term of 30 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for stealing and fraudulently using credit cards he obtained from women he dated.
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DNA Match Leads to 10-Year Sentence for Cold Case Rapist
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Wilyie Louis McCarty will spend 10 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for three sexual assaults that took place in 1996 and 1997.
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Fugitive Child Molester Receives 240 Year Prison Sentence
Monday, April 30, 2012
A decade after his conviction, Steven William Dyer has been sentenced to serve 240 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for sexually assaulting two young boys in 2000 and 2001.
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Video of the Week on MCAO TV

Volunteer employees of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in partnership with Graffiti Busters spent a few hours of their time helping to clean up an alley that was covered with graffiti.