Mark Lamb (sheriff)

Mark Lamb is an American sheriff. He was elected Sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona in 2017.

Career

Lamb worked for the police department of the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community for 6 years. In 2012, he joined the Pinal County Sheriff's Office. In 2017, Lamb was elected to succeed Paul Babeu as Pinal County Sheriff.[1] Lamb is a Republican.[2]

In October 2019, Lamb was featured on the TV series Live PD.[3]

In November 2019, Lamb called for increased security along the Mexico–United States border to combat drug cartels from harming U.S. National Parks.[4]

In May 2020, Lamb stated he would not enforce a stay-at-home order during the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona on the basis that he believed it was unconstitutional. In June 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19 a week before his scheduled appearance at the White House for Donald Trump's signing of executive order 139256.[2]

In July 2020, Sheriff Lamb announced his intention to form a civilian posse of non-felon volunteers with four hours of training in legal guidelines and basic police tactics.[5]

Lamb is running unopposed for election in November 2020.[2]

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References
  1. Dale, Mariana (2017-03-30). "Pinal County Sheriff Must Balance Demands Of Rural, Growing Community". Fronteras. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  2. Zaveri, Mihir (2020-06-18). "A Sheriff Who Defied Arizona's Lockdown Is Infected With the Coronavirus". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. Dillingham, Jared (October 25, 2019). "Pinal County sheriff balances TV and law enforcement duties". AZFamily. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  4. Musto, Julia (2019-11-14). "Sheriff calls for tougher border security to stop Mexico cartels poisoning US national parks". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  5. Alana Minkler (July 31, 2020). "Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb discusses citizen posse in response to protests". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 6, 2020. Pinal County already has a patrol posse that is armed and assists deputies by booking people in jail. Other police agencies have a similar citizen's academy.
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