Pima County's constables are set to get body-worn cameras and new Tasers, but they continue to struggle with increased workloads amid a high number of vacancies.
Pima County supervisors appointed a new constable and ordered body-worn cameras for personnel in an office facing several vacancies and high tensions following the August fatal shooting of Constable Deborah Martinez-Garibay.
People are also reading… One of those vacancies is left by Martinez-Garibay, who died on August 25 after serving an eviction at a north-side apartment complex. Apartment manager Angela Fox-Heath and a neighboring bystander Elijah Miranda were also shot and killed after the constable attempted to serve an eviction on Gavin Lee Stansell, who turned the gun on himself after taking three other lives.
The board also appointed Anton Chism Sr., the owner of the local sign-making company Innovative Signs, to carry out the term of former Constable Michael Stevenson, who announced his resignation in October. The term ends in 2024.Heavy workloads weigh down officeThe combined number of papers served by the three constables working out of the consolidated courts has increased by more than 45% from August to October, according to data from the constables’ office.
To help with the increasing workload, Lake had asked the constables to consider hiring two deputy constables at its Tuesday meeting, but the constable was out sick and unable to defend the action before the board. The board will reconsider the hiring at its Dec. 6 meeting. “If you look at the sheriff's Office, TPD, their philosophy is power by numbers. They bring not just one officer, but whatever it takes to make the situation better,” he said. “Bringing a deputy constable makes us safer … when you enter a building or an apartment, you at least have someone backing you up.”
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