Clarence William Dupnik (born January 11, 1936) is a retired Americanlaw enforcement official. Dupnik was appointed Sheriff of Pima County, Arizona, in February 1980 to fill a vacancy rising from the resignation of his predecessor, Richard Boykin.
He won election in his own right in September 1980, and was re-elected every four years until he retired in 2015. Dupnik is a member of the Democratic party.
He joined the Tucson Police Department in 1958, as a Patrol Officer, eventually rising to Major in charge of Field Operations. In 1977 he was appointed Chief Deputy with the Pima County Sheriff's Department, and in 1980 he was appointed Sheriff. He was elected seven times to four-year terms as Sheriff.[1]
On June 22, 2011, Dupnik announced he would be dedicating about 20 officers to a task force to jail people for letting off fireworks on the 4th of July, to protect against sparking new wildfires.[5]
Political viewsedit
Dupnik was a vocal opponent of Arizona's anti-illegal immigrant bill SB 1070. In April 2010, Dupnik criticized the law, calling it "racist", "disgusting", and "stupid".[6]
In September 2010, Dupnik criticized the Tea Party movement at an immigration forum, publicly claiming the movement was associated with bigotry.[7]
Killing of Jose Guerenaedit
Dupnik received worldwide criticism over his defense of the botched SWAT team raid of Jose Guerena that left the former Marine dead. Dupnik openly stated that the raid was justified and told Arizona Daily Star columnist Josh Brodesky that he may never release the search warrants and police affidavits.[8] Dupnik defended the police who left Guerena, after being shot 60 times in 7 seconds, inside his house while paramedics were prevented from entering for over an hour.[citation needed]
2011 Tucson shootingedit
Dupnik's office was responsible for security and later oversaw local response and investigation of the 2011 Tucson shooting. Dupnik stated that he felt that the level of vitriol in political discourse created an atmosphere where violence was likely. "It's not unusual for all public officials to get threats constantly, myself included. That's the sad thing about what's going on in America: pretty soon we're not going to be able to find reasonable, decent people willing to subject themselves to serve in public office."[9]
Conservatives criticized Dupnik's comments as misplaced and uninformed.[10] In an interview with Megyn Kelly, Dupnik stated that he had not seen evidence linking the shooting to discussions in the media, but believed the issue had to be raised.[11]
Referencesedit
^. CNN. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
^Crewdson, John M. (July 10, 1980). "14 Rescued in Desert Are Named; Victims May Not Be Identifiable", The New York Times; accessed May 3, 2017.
^Associated Press (April 22, 1989). Mexican Suspect Held In Torture Deaths of 12, The New York Times; accessed May 3, 2017.
^Bud Foster (22 June 2011). "Dupnik: Use fireworks, go directly to jail - Tucson News Now". Kold.com. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
^. Kgun9.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
^Rhonda Bodfield (2010-09-20). "Pueblo Politics: Dupnik calls tea party members bigots". Azstarnet.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
^"Josh Brodesky: Guerena family deserves an answer". Azstarnet.com. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
^Hulse, Carl and Zernike, Kate (January 8, 2011). Bloodshed Puts New Focus on Vitriol in Politics, The New York Times; accessed May 3, 2017.
^Malcolm, Andrew (January 11, 2011). "Have gun, Will talk: Arizona Sheriff Clarence Dupnik not speechless over Tucson shootings or much else". Los Angeles News. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
^Mirkinson, Jack (2011-01-09). "Megyn Kelly Debates Sheriff Clarence Dupnik About His Comments On Arizona Shooting (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
Clarence Dupnik profile via Pima County Sheriff's Department
December 20, 2023
clarence, dupnik, clarence, william, dupnik, born, january, 1936, retired, american, enforcement, official, dupnik, appointed, sheriff, pima, county, arizona, february, 1980, fill, vacancy, rising, from, resignation, predecessor, richard, boykin, sheriff, pima. Clarence William Dupnik born January 11 1936 is a retired American law enforcement official Dupnik was appointed Sheriff of Pima County Arizona in February 1980 to fill a vacancy rising from the resignation of his predecessor Richard Boykin Clarence DupnikSheriff of Pima County ArizonaIn office 1980 2015Preceded byRichard J BoykinSucceeded byChris NanosPersonal detailsBorn 1936 01 11 January 11 1936 age 87 Helena TexasPolitical partyDemocraticHe won election in his own right in September 1980 and was re elected every four years until he retired in 2015 Dupnik is a member of the Democratic party Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 Political views 1 2 Killing of Jose Guerena 1 3 2011 Tucson shooting 2 References 3 External linksLife and career editDupnik was born in Helena Texas and grew up in Bisbee Arizona He attended the University of Arizona in Tucson He graduated from polygraph training school Keeler Institute in Chicago the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville and the Urban Affairs Executive Institute at Massachusetts Institute of Technology He joined the Tucson Police Department in 1958 as a Patrol Officer eventually rising to Major in charge of Field Operations In 1977 he was appointed Chief Deputy with the Pima County Sheriff s Department and in 1980 he was appointed Sheriff He was elected seven times to four year terms as Sheriff 1 Because Pima County shares a border with Mexico Dupnik s office handles a wide range of illegal immigration 2 and drug trafficking matters 3 He won the contest to name the Tucson Toros baseball team 4 On June 22 2011 Dupnik announced he would be dedicating about 20 officers to a task force to jail people for letting off fireworks on the 4th of July to protect against sparking new wildfires 5 Political views edit Dupnik was a vocal opponent of Arizona s anti illegal immigrant bill SB 1070 In April 2010 Dupnik criticized the law calling it racist disgusting and stupid 6 In September 2010 Dupnik criticized the Tea Party movement at an immigration forum publicly claiming the movement was associated with bigotry 7 Killing of Jose Guerena edit Dupnik received worldwide criticism over his defense of the botched SWAT team raid of Jose Guerena that left the former Marine dead Dupnik openly stated that the raid was justified and told Arizona Daily Star columnist Josh Brodesky that he may never release the search warrants and police affidavits 8 Dupnik defended the police who left Guerena after being shot 60 times in 7 seconds inside his house while paramedics were prevented from entering for over an hour citation needed 2011 Tucson shooting edit Dupnik s office was responsible for security and later oversaw local response and investigation of the 2011 Tucson shooting Dupnik stated that he felt that the level of vitriol in political discourse created an atmosphere where violence was likely It s not unusual for all public officials to get threats constantly myself included That s the sad thing about what s going on in America pretty soon we re not going to be able to find reasonable decent people willing to subject themselves to serve in public office 9 Conservatives criticized Dupnik s comments as misplaced and uninformed 10 In an interview with Megyn Kelly Dupnik stated that he had not seen evidence linking the shooting to discussions in the media but believed the issue had to be raised 11 References edit Sheriff Dupnik not political by nature CNN Archived from the original on January 31 2011 Retrieved May 3 2017 Crewdson John M July 10 1980 14 Rescued in Desert Are Named Victims May Not Be Identifiable The New York Times accessed May 3 2017 Associated Press April 22 1989 Mexican Suspect Held In Torture Deaths of 12 The New York Times accessed May 3 2017 Tucson Toros 1997 Media Guide Tucson Tucson Toros Baseball Club 1997 Bud Foster 22 June 2011 Dupnik Use fireworks go directly to jail Tucson News Now Kold com Retrieved 2017 05 03 The Dupnik rebellion Pima s top cop says no to SB 1070 Kgun9 com Archived from the original on 2011 01 10 Retrieved 2011 05 15 Rhonda Bodfield 2010 09 20 Pueblo Politics Dupnik calls tea party members bigots Azstarnet com Retrieved 2011 05 15 Josh Brodesky Guerena family deserves an answer Azstarnet com Retrieved 2011 05 22 Hulse Carl and Zernike Kate January 8 2011 Bloodshed Puts New Focus on Vitriol in Politics The New York Times accessed May 3 2017 Malcolm Andrew January 11 2011 Have gun Will talk Arizona Sheriff Clarence Dupnik not speechless over Tucson shootings or much else Los Angeles News Retrieved 2011 01 11 Mirkinson Jack 2011 01 09 Megyn Kelly Debates Sheriff Clarence Dupnik About His Comments On Arizona Shooting VIDEO The Huffington Post Retrieved 2011 01 12 External links edit nbsp Biography portalClarence Dupnik profile via Pima County Sheriff s Department Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clarence Dupnik amp oldid 1149286589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
