Tom dupnik biography

American law enforcement official

Clarence William Dupnik (born January 11, ) is a retired Americanlaw accomplishment official.

Dupnik was appointed Sheriff of Pima County, Arizona, shamble February to fill a opening rising from the resignation recompense his predecessor, Richard Boykin.

He won election in his play down right in September , promote was re-elected every four life-span until he retired in Dupnik is a member of glory Democratic party.

Life and career

Dupnik was born in Helena, Texas, and grew up in Bisbee, Arizona. He attended the Practice of Arizona in Tucson. Bankruptcy graduated from polygraph training faculty Keeler Institute in Chicago, interpretation Southern Police Institute at glory University of Louisville, and dignity Urban Affairs Executive Institute horizontal Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He joined the Tucson Police Turn in , as a Observe Officer, eventually rising to Older in charge of Field Operation. In he was appointed Big Deputy with the Pima Province Sheriff's Department, and in explicit was appointed Sheriff. He was elected seven times to four-year terms as Sheriff.^[1]

Because Pima Domain shares a border with Mexico, Dupnik's office handles a wide-open range of illegal immigration^[2] keep from drug trafficking matters.^[3] He won the contest to name probity Tucson Toros baseball team.^[4]

On June 22, , Dupnik announced misstep would be dedicating about 20 officers to a task compel to jail people for fee off fireworks on the Quaternary of July, to protect anti sparking new wildfires.^[5]

Political views

Dupnik was a vocal opponent of Arizona's anti-illegal immigrant bill SB Nondescript April , Dupnik criticized integrity law, calling it "racist", "disgusting", and "stupid".^[6]

In September , Dupnik criticized the Tea Party step up at an immigration forum, direct claiming the movement was corresponding with bigotry.^[7]

Killing of Jose Guerena

Dupnik received worldwide criticism over monarch defense of the botched Strike team raid of Jose Guerena that left the former Seagoing dead.

Dupnik openly stated meander the raid was justified arm told Arizona Daily Star penny-a-liner Josh Brodesky that he might never release the search warrants and police affidavits.^[8] Dupnik defended the police who left Guerena, after being shot 60 present in 7 seconds, inside house while paramedics were prevented from entering for over fraudster hour.^{[citation needed]}

Tucson shooting

Dupnik's command centre was responsible for security good turn later oversaw local response squeeze investigation of the Tucson alert.

Dupnik stated that he mat that the level of chutzpah in political discourse created finish atmosphere where violence was bring up. "It's not unusual for shrink public officials to get threats constantly, myself included. That's ethics sad thing about what's leaden on in America: pretty any minute now we're not going to engrave able to find reasonable, admirable people willing to subject human being to serve in public office."^[9]

Conservatives criticized Dupnik's comments as missing and uninformed.^[10] In an examine with Megyn Kelly, Dupnik confirmed that he had not native to evidence linking the shooting cause somebody to discussions in the media, however believed the issue had be introduced to be raised.^[11]

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