The Federal Aviation Administration opened its consumer drone registry this week, a key step in tracking the increasingly popular technology. But as the regulator continues to craft rules for using drones, conflict has arisen over what role state...
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Read morePRESCOTT – Dogs on the loose, weeds in the neighbor’s yard, and false alarms: Response to all of these everyday annoyances could be slower under the recent city budget cuts. While basic policing services should not be noticeably...
Read morePhoenix will continue exploring a proposal to create a city photo-identification and service card, which could provide IDs to undocumented immigrants and other residents who struggle to get valid government ID. The City Council voted 5-4...
Read moreState Rep. Angela Williams said she is taking a strong look at how Arizona handles police hiring as she starts drafting legislation aimed at reducing cases of second-chance police officers in Colorado. “I’m not trying to tell our...
Read moreYuma- Law enforcement agencies across the state are having trouble hiring and keeping new police officers. 21-year old Arlene Martinez, a cadet at the Arizona Western College Law Enforcement Training Academy is going through the red man training...
Read moreDecision likely blocks 17 proposed recommendations, ranging from imposing minimal technological standards to limitations on releasing the footage to the public Hostage situations, confidential informants and a hypothetical website called...
Read morePHOENIX – Is the video recorded by police officers’ body cameras a public record? That’s a question a special state committee will address Thursday afternoon as it votes to recommend guidelines for the use and retention of body camera...
Read moreArizona law-enforcement officials gathered at the State Capitol in Phoenix to announce statewide holiday DUI enforcement plans. Dozens of uniformed state troopers, sheriff’s deputies and police officers congregated Tuesday to display DUI...
Read moreThe Arizona State University and Tempe police departments will join forces with ASU Fraternity and Sorority Life on Saturday, Dec. 12, to help local children in need with their holiday shopping. Kids + Cops Holiday Shop is a unique holiday...
Read moreQuestions by New Times about statistics related to marijuana and driving have caused Arizona officials to make changes to state traffic-accident reports. New checkboxes referencing marijuana will be added to accident forms, possibly as soon as...
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