U.S. citizens claim profiling, join lawsuit against Sheriff Arpaio
"In one case, a brother and sister say deputies unnecessarily stopped them in front of their north Phoenix auto-repair shop and forced them out of the car with weapons raised. In another, a husband and wife say sheriff's deputies improperly asked for a Social Security card after they encountered a roadblock while leaving Bartlett Lake with their two children.
The accusations were added Wednesday to a federal lawsuit that alleges the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is targeting Latinos to investigate immigration status by using unfounded traffic stops, racially motivated questioning and baseless arrests in a series of crime sweeps."
DANIEL GONZáLEZ in the Arizona Republic.