Arizona election worker seen stealing from Senate security desk day before election center theft: officials

Former Maricopa County temporary election worker Walter Ringfield is accused of stealing from a security staff member's desk at the Arizona Senate building.

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Troopers reviewed Senate security footage, which showed a suspect had entered a restricted area of the building and "removed numerous items from a security staff member’s desk," DPS said. The stolen items included "challenge coins and other desk accessories," according to the agency. 

Investigators later identified the suspect as Ringfield. A search warrant was ultimately served on his Phoenix residence, and detectives recovered the stolen items.