PCSO plans to be part of reality TV show

by Heather Smathers | Casa Grande Dispatch

Pinal County sheriff’s deputies soon could be gracing the small screen if the Board of Supervisors passes an agreement allowing the Sheriff’s Office to become part of a reality television show.

An item on Wednesday’s consent agenda at the supervisors meeting is for an agreement between the Sheriff’s Office and Big Fish Entertainment LLC of New York. Big Fish is proposing filming PCSO deputies over the course of one year for a show it produces called “Live PD.”

PCSO Chief Deputy Matthew Thomas said the agency was approached by the producers to gauge the interest level of PCSO and said the producers expressed interest in the agency and the county.

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