Phoenix • Arizona’s police regulators on Wednesday heard allegations of lying, false arrests and ambivalence in connection with six marshals from a polygamous community on the state line with Utah. The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and...
Read morePHOENIX — Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton promised his city’s police department would not turn into a deportation machine to implement President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration plans. Stanton joined a host of other city leaders across the country...
Read moreIn memory of and to assist the family of Officer Darrin Reed, there has been an account set up at all Arizona Central Credit Unions in Tucson, Tempe, Chandler, Central Phoenix, Flagstaff, Show low, and Glendale. The name of the Account will be...
Read moreThe Arizona Supreme Court issued their decision in the Hall vs. EORP case on Wednesday November 10, 2016. The Arizona Supreme Court has affirmed the trial court’s decision which is a win for plaintiffs and the members of both EORP and...
Read moreTuesday’s decision by Mesa voters to not approve a sales tax to pay for new fire stations and more fire and police services and employees means city leaders will have to find creative ways to do those things. Interim Fire Chief Mary Cameli said...
Read moreAZCOPS extends our most sincere thanks and gratitude to the men and women who have served our country. Wishing you all a happy and safe Veteran’s Day.
Read moreWASHINGTON (UPI) — The Arizona sheriff who has spent more than 20 years touting himself as the toughest in America, partly because of his harsh stance against illegal immigration, has lost his re-election campaign. Sheriff Joe Arpaio, nationally...
Read moreThe lowest-paid hourly workers in four states won a boost in their minimum wage to at least $12-an-hour in Tuesday’s voting outcomes. Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Maine and Washington approved increases in their states’ respective...
Read morePolice pursuits kill hundreds of people a year, most of them innocent bystanders. This shocking statistic drove an Arizona inventor named Leonard Stock to find a way of reducing the danger of high-speed pursuits by bringing them to a quick and...
Read moreA friendly reminder from AZCOPS that you can and SHOULD go out and vote tomorrow! For voter information in your area see: http://www.arizona.vote/home Find a place to vote: https://voter.azsos.gov/VoterView/PollingPlaceSearch.do AZCOPS...
Read moreThe Sahuarita Police Department will be the first police agency in the Tucson area to use aerial drones as part of its regular investigative tools beginning around mid-December. Officers should be maneuvering small drones — weighing 3 pounds —...
Read morePHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey has announced four appointments to the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) board of trustees. The appointments are as follows: Ed McNeill, Statewide Police Organization. McNeill is currently an...
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