Pima County Attorney

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Serving the residents of Tucson & surrounding communities across southern Arizona.

Laura Conover Marks First 100 Days of Change with Cumbias & Breakfast Burritos for PCAO Staff

April 12, 2021

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PCAO Gets $253,000 Grant from Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to Go Paperless

April 7, 2021

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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

PCAO Supports Survivors

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PCAO Statement on Investigation into Officer-Involved Shooting of Bradley 'Alex' Lewis

March 2, 2021

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PCAO is hoping to hire the most talented legal researchers, litigators & professional staff in southern Arizona

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Love of Reading Week with Pima County Attorney Laura Conover

Pima County Attorney Laura Conover reads “All Are Welcome” by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman.

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Pima County Attorney's Office To Remain Closed Until After MLK Holiday

January 12, 2021

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COVID Outbreak Forces PCAO Staff to Telecommute until Wednesday

January 10, 2021

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New Pima County Attorney Laura Conover Begins Tenure with Slate of Reforms

January 4, 2021

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Pima County Attorney-elect Conover Addresses Staff, Introduces Leadership Team

December 17, 2020

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Today, we commemorated the #First100Days of Laura'

Today, we commemorated the #First100Days of Laura's leadership of PCAO by celebrating the 300+ employees who work so hard to help achieve community safety.

We passed out breakfast bags that included pan dulce from La Estrella Bakery, java by Coffee Times & breakfast burritos from Los Jarritos as we streamed some Stevie (Wonder & Nicks) and local cumbias.

Thanks to all our hardworking staff!

Thank you Beki Quintero & the Sunnyside Neighborho

Thank you Beki Quintero & the Sunnyside Neighborhood Assn for hosting an impactful discussion today at the Manny Herrera Peace Garden.

Laura, along with PCAO Criminal Chief Deputy Dan South, answered important questions on everything from cash bail to immigration enforcement, mental health & substance use disorder diversion programs, and police funding. We look forward to having many more of these conversations across Pima County, organized by Patrick Robles, our community outreach coordinator, as in-person gatherings become safer for us all.

#Accountability
#Transparency
#Community
#PCAOCoreValues

📸 by Joe Watson

#JusticeinPimaCounty: Week 14 #FromLaura This wee

#JusticeinPimaCounty: Week 14
#FromLaura

This week was long. We met w/ 3 different sets of parents; some meetings included grandparents & uncles, each of whom had lost a child. I took these meetings in private practice as a legal victim representative, but I never had 3 in 1 week.

This job has many facets & some who work in certain units w/in this Office are involved in meetings like this almost every day. It is crucial & exhausting work. Part of transparency & accountability is meeting w/ members of our community who are suffering a loss. Sometimes we can deliver good news about the hard work we do in their name & sometimes it requires the courage to tell the truth, face to face, even when the truth is disappointing.

Onward.

- Mental illness & substance use disorders can & often occur together. Struggling to battle illness, a person’s only option can sometimes be to self-medicate. The criminal justice system can become a terrifying merry-go-round w/ dozens of law enforcement contacts, cycles in & out of jail & homelessness.

CMPS Court is the Office’s 1st step toward addressing this particular population. The Court had its 1st 2 graduates this week, each of whom had been succeeding & staying out of the system for 18 mos. The graduation was an impressive sight. It’s also an example of good, collaborative government because the Court can set aside jurisdiction & resolve both City & County matters as the participant earns it.

As Judge Susan Shetter said to graduates (w/ Eduardo Gamez, right, & PCAO's Vanessa Helms, left): “Your success is our success. We are here to do everything we can to celebrate your success & provide support for continued success.”

- April is #ChildAbuseAwarenessMonth. On Thursday we had a joint press conference w/ TPD, the Child Advocacy Center & Tucson Fire. I was impressed w/ how constructive the advice was:
-Gun locks are as easy to use as a bike lock.
-www.CACSOAZ.org has resources that are especially important to parents as kids rely on virtual play and schooling.
-Pool Safety is: Adult Supervision & a good pool barricade & swimming & CPR classes.

#ToBeContinued,
Laura

County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry invited Lau

County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry invited Laura & Tamara yesterday for a sneak peek inside the old County Courthouse, where there's a new visitor center with state of the art displays and natural resource exhibits curated by the UA Gem and Mineral Museum.

Our favorite item of interest? The Sonoran Hot Dog t-shirt! Truly Tucson.

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