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Arizona town apologises to preteen reporter after threat to arrest her
Source: The Guardian
Arizona town apologises to preteen reporter after threat to arrest her
Hilde Lysiak was chasing down story in Patagonia, Arizona, when police officer stopper her and threatened to put her in ‘juvey’
Erin Durkin in New York
Thu 28 Feb 2019 16.37 GMT
An Arizona town has apologized to a 12-year-old budding news reporter after a police officer threatened to arrest her for chasing a story.
Hilde Lysiak, the editor of her own Pennsylvania publication, the Orange Street News, was riding her bike to investigate a story tip while in Patagonia, Arizona, when she was stopped by town marshal Joseph Patterson, who threatened to put her in juvenile jail.
At a town council meeting on Wednesday night, Patagonia’s mayor formally apologized.
“The governing body of the town of Patagonia would like to apologize for the first amendment rights violation inflicted upon Hilde Lysiak, a young reporter who is in our community,” said the mayor, Andrea Wood.
“We are sorry, Hilde. We encourage and respect your continued aspirations as a successful reporter. We believe and fully support the constitutional right to freedom of speech in the public sector. We will not tolerate bias of any kind including infringement of freedom of speech,” she said.
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Hilde Lysiak was chasing down story in Patagonia, Arizona, when police officer stopper her and threatened to put her in ‘juvey’
Erin Durkin in New York
Thu 28 Feb 2019 16.37 GMT
An Arizona town has apologized to a 12-year-old budding news reporter after a police officer threatened to arrest her for chasing a story.
Hilde Lysiak, the editor of her own Pennsylvania publication, the Orange Street News, was riding her bike to investigate a story tip while in Patagonia, Arizona, when she was stopped by town marshal Joseph Patterson, who threatened to put her in juvenile jail.
At a town council meeting on Wednesday night, Patagonia’s mayor formally apologized.
“The governing body of the town of Patagonia would like to apologize for the first amendment rights violation inflicted upon Hilde Lysiak, a young reporter who is in our community,” said the mayor, Andrea Wood.
“We are sorry, Hilde. We encourage and respect your continued aspirations as a successful reporter. We believe and fully support the constitutional right to freedom of speech in the public sector. We will not tolerate bias of any kind including infringement of freedom of speech,” she said.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/28/arizona-patagonia-hilde-lysiak-police-threat-arrest
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the local officials step up and make things right. We need a government that supports and works for the people, not some agenda that covers a select few. 
