The Chandler Police Department is moving forward with plans to equip all of its patrol officers with body-worn cameras. The agency has hosted demonstrations from two competing vendors vying for a contract with the city to provide the cameras and...
Read moreThere are around 2,000 missing persons reports in Arizona and around 1,400 sets of unidentified human remains in morgues. On Saturday, Oct. 24, the Phoenix Police Department, and several law enforcement agencies will host a “Missing in Arizona”...
Read moreThe use of body cameras for the Lake Havasu City Police Department has been championed by local police officials for bringing advantages to how internal investigations are conducted. The department fully implemented its body camera program in...
Read more(KFYI News) – A new bill in Congress not only prevents the mentally-ill from getting firearms, it expands mental-health identification and treatment. And an Arizona congresswoman’s sponsoring it. Martha McSally (R-District 2) says her...
Read moreThe Chandler Police Department has been awarded a $25,000 grant toward an alcohol-awareness program called Know Your Limit. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awarded the grant to Chandler’s traffic unit in an effort to educate the...
Read moreRallying under a cry for “no more victims,” a group of Arizona State University students has launched a campaign to pressure the school to repeal its on-campus weapons ban. ASU Students for Self-Defense assembled for its first meeting less than...
Read moreROSEBURG, Ore.— Since Christopher Harper-Mercer killed nine people at an Oregon community college on Thursday, Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin has repeatedly stood before television cameras and briefed the public on the investigation into the...
Read moreA police union has come to the aid of an El Mirage police officer after he had to use his own sick and vacation time after being injured on the job and, that City management interfered with the officer’s medical care by calling his medical...
Read moreThere exists in law enforcement an interesting relationship between pursuit driving and Code 3 driving. Here are six safety considerations to remember when it comes to these two experiences. 1. Code 3 does not equal a pursuit. This is often...
Read moreTEMPE – The Tempe City Council adopted a new ordinance that makes it one of the strictest against distracted driving in the state. During a Sept. 24 City Council meeting, the council voted 4-3 to adopt a new ordinance that can fine drivers...
Read moreThe images inside the police cruiser are fuzzy, impossible to discern until a laptop glows and street lights illuminate the dash. A few minutes pass and the officer is on foot, approaching a white sedan. There are flashlights in the darkness, and...
Read moreCentral dispatch center would connect police throughout Cochise County on one network BISBEE — Consolidating radio communication and record keeping into a central Cochise County dispatch center will enable police from any local department...
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