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 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...
Read moreThe Arizona Supreme Court issued its mandate in the Hall v. EORP lawsuit for the Superior Court to begin implementing the remedies afforded by the ruling and it has been determined by the Board of Trustees that those remedies will also apply to...
Read moreARIZONA – The Arizona Supreme Court today declined to address a motion for reconsideration of the Hall v. Elected Officials Retirement Plan filed by attorneys for EORP and the state of Arizona. The motion was filed in response to the court’s...
Read moreKINGMAN, Ariz. — Kingman police officers will now carry and administer a drug that can partially or completely reverse a heroin and opioid overdose. The Kingman Daily Miner reported Tuesday that Kingman Police Department officers and more than 60...
Read moreTEMPE, AZ (AP) – Arizona State University police officers will wear their support for sexual assault survivors on their uniforms’ sleeves for the next month. The ASU Police Department says its officers during April will wear special...
Read moreUnder President Barack Obama, the Justice Department used its oversight authority to push for fundamental changes in the way local law-enforcement agencies interact with the communities they serve. Now under President Trump and Attorney General...
Read moreMESA, Ariz. (KSAZ) – For students in the Mesa School District, this week is Spring Break. Some teens will spend this Spring. The camp was created for teenage girls, as a way to encourage more women to pursue jobs as police officers and...
Read moreThe shooting death of 27-year-old Navajo Nation Police Officer Houston James Largo, who was responding to a routine domestic violence call in the remote community of Prewitt, N.M. on Sunday, highlights the unique challenges his agency faces in...
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