Armed Arpaio Posse of 60 Nets 3 in Nighttime Raid on Public Library, City Hall
"Sheriff Joe Arpaio traded angry words and accusations with Mesa officials Thursday after 60 deputies and posse members armed with search warrants stormed City Hall and the public library in the middle of the night in a hunt for illegal workers. ... About 30 deputies and 30 volunteer posse members in bulletproof vests and carrying semi-automatic weapons prepared for the operation in Pioneer Park across from the Mormon Temple shortly after midnight."
GARY NELSON, MICHAEL KIEFER and JJ HENSLEY in the Arizona Republic.