There’s a critical emergency at your local law enforcement agency, and now they’re calling you for help. From police to sheriff departments and even the state, almost every agency in the country is facing a huge shortage of police...
Read moreArizona is on the verge of its first-ever rules for tracking a cell phone. While tapping a phone to listen in requires a warrant, existing law is silent on the use of devices that can track its location. A new law will require police have a...
Read moreUp to 35 Tucson police and fire employees could receive a $50,000 cash bonus if they decide to take the city up on an early retirement offer. The incentive package, which was discussed by Mayor Jonathan Rothschild and the Tucson City Council...
Read moreThe city is giving police officers the authority to do much more than give drivers caught drag racing on Tucson streets a ticket. The police can now impound vehicles caught drag racing thanks to a vote Wednesday night by the Tucson City Council...
Read moreArizonans who want firearms won’t be required to purchase “smart” weapons. Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed legislation which blocks any state or local law that says the only guns that can be offered for sale have to meet certain...
Read moreGovernor Doug Ducey signed legislation yesterday to increase the severity of the punishment for attacks on law enforcement officers that are motivated by hatred against law enforcement. The legislation, Senate Bill 1366, establishes malice...
Read morePHOENIX (CN) – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Wednesday to limit the ability of police and prosecutors to seize property involved in criminal cases. House Bill 2477 restricts police and prosecutors from abusing the civil forfeiture...
Read moreThe Arizona Legislature has passed legislation that would make it tougher for prosecutors to seize cash and property from people suspected of a crime, leaving it up to Gov. Doug Ducey to decide whether or not to overhaul the state’s civil...
Read moreApril 12–A projected $624,000 budget deficit has the South Tucson City Council considering the possibility of laying off all its firefighters or police officers. Officials said they would look to contract with another agency or agencies to...
Read moreCriminal justice experts from throughout the county met with more than 50 Lake Havasu City residents this weekend for a symposium hosted by Arizona State University. The Saturday symposium, “Criminal Justice System in an Ever Changing 21st...
Read moreAn Arizona company that has equipped thousands of law-enforcement officers with non-lethal weapons is now offering to provide a free body camera for every police officer in America. Taser International, which changed its name to Axon on...
Read moreCell phone users in Lake Havasu City who are in an emergency, but can’t talk, are now able to text 911 for help. The Lake Havasu City Police Department is the first law enforcement agency in Arizona to offer the service, which has become more...
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