Arizona Sheriff: Border Patrol Has Retreated from Parts of Border Because It’s ‘Too Dangerous’

CNSNews ^ | August 13, 2010 | Terence P. Jeffrey

[jazusamo]

 

Sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County, Ariz. (Cochise County Sheriff's office photo)

(CNSNews.com) - Sheriff Larry Dever of Cochise County, Ariz., one of four Arizona counties contiguous with the U.S-Mexico border, said Friday that the U.S. Border Patrol has pulled back from parts of the border in his and neighboring counties because manning those areas has become too dangerous.
 
“And you frankly have Border Patrolmen--and I know this from talking to Border Patrol agents—who will not allow their agents to work on the border because it is too dangerous,” Dever told CNSNews.com in a videotaped interview. “Now what kind of message is that for crying out loud?”

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Dever, a native of Cochise County, has been in local law enforcement in the county for three decades. He was elected the county sheriff in 1996.

Dever stressed that the Border Patrolmen are ready and willing to perform their mission of securing the border, but that Border Patrol managers had determined that in “some places” the danger was too great and they wanted to avoid the risk of an international incident such as a cross-border firefight.
 
“Now, I am telling you, the agents, you give them a mission, you tell them what you want them to do, they will go do it,” said Dever. “I mean, these guys for the most part are warriors, they are soldiers.
 
“Then you have middle management and upper management that says: No, it’s too dangerous right there and we’re going to cause an international incident if there’s shooting across the line, back and forth,” said Dever.
 
“Well, I say: Come, bring it on. Let’s cause the international incident,” he said.
 
Dever said there were places where the Border Patrol had pulled back from the border in his county and in neighboring areas both in Arizona and New Mexico.
 
He pointed out that in Pinal County, 70 miles north of the border, the Bureau of Land Management has put up a sign along a drug smuggling corridor to warn American citizens away from the region because it is too dangerous.
 
CNSNews.com provided Customs and Border Protection with a transcript of Sheriff Dever's statement about the Border Patrol pulling back from parts of the border in his area because it is too dangerous.

"There are areas down there in the Tucson Sector where for officer safety reasons, officers aren’t up on the line. For whatever reason--it may be a remote area," said a CBP spokesperson. "We still have the means to detect entry, whether it is a sensor or a scoped vehicle. So the entry is detected, but the apprehension of the undocumented migrant isn’t affected until they reach a safe area.”

[Candor7]

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[AuntB]

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

[DCPatriot]

Suggest you take your Thorazine Aunty!

You’re getting out of hand there.

[whence911]

The gov of AZ has a lot of balls, but I don’t know why she hasn’t sent the guard to clear out the two parks near Tucson which have warning signs to keep out.

[jazusamo]

Thanks to you also, Candor7!

[chiefqc]

And now onto more important news:

Due to mac daddies severe schedule he will take a much needed 250th vacation to rest up for a no-stop schedule upon his return that will last for a no-stop two hours before he can once again rest up while on vacation - Note all these vacations are at the tax payers expense.

[Cheetahcat]

“The gov of AZ has a lot of balls, but I don’t know why she hasn’t sent the guard to clear out the two parks near Tucson which have warning signs to keep out.”

Something needs explained here,why this invasion is allowed to stand.

[IceAge]

Perhaps that’s the reason he doesn’t come to Phoenix. He might be afraid of Sheriff Joe. HAHAHA!!

[DCPatriot]

And now onto more important news:

See? Now that's the 'problem' here.

It's okay for the house nuts to get up in my face...and all you want is for me to act like, uh,.....a Republican!

....just kidding.

I was merely pointing out that if my son had to guard the US Army munitions in Germany with an unloaded rifle on his shoulder....I can certainly understand the hyper-protectionist attitude on the Southern border.

Ramos and Compean are the epitome of why that is.

She needs to deal with it. And then move on.

[bert]

A sharp shooter killing 100 illegals will curtail the flow.

Death is the only solution to the problem. All other efforts are in vain

[ought-six]

“A country who cannot secure it’s territory is a country whose days are numbered.”

Aside from the grammar, you are right.

[ought-six]

“There seems to be a de facto surrender of sovereignty by the United States to Mexico of what was once American territory.”

Yup. Our national leaders are traitors.

[Candor7]

Most Welcome, as you know! Long day, off for a snooze.

[ought-six]

“This is absolutely heartbreaking.”

A more worthless group of people than Mexicans would be hard to find.

[whence911]

If the gov calls out the guard to clear areas so that Americans can safely use them, it’s another nail in OB’s national defense record, such as it is.

[Kevmo]

for the AFIRE ping list

[HiJinx]

Ping!

[bcsco]

Danke.

[Eye of Unk]

What would be so wrong about having a remotely operated chain gun slaved to a remote camera?

Whats really unreal is that many average Joe Americans are able and willing to join forces to secure our border.

I think the Governor in Arizona should really push hard for a huge militia defense corp, do whatever it takes to get the adequite equipment.

[DCPatriot]

A more worthless group of people than Mexicans would be hard to find.

Sad you feel the need to say such a thing.

When TSHTF.....we're going to see that many Americans aren't going to be able to take care of their families. You'll go where the opportunities are...or you'll die.