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Special Units
Tucson (Ariz.) PD's SWAT Team
Sgt. Robert Allen, weighed down in 50 pounds of tactical ballistic assault gear, has a reporter in his office, a lieutenant standing in the doorway, a ringing cell phone in one hand, and a three-wire mic at his left ear, listening to the Tucson Police Department SWAT team prepare for deployment.
July 31, 2005
Special Units
Tucson Home Invasions: Marine Double-Cross
Tucson PD officers responding to a suspicious-activity call of armed men in a residential alley were met with two heavily armed former marines just home from Iraq. According to the initial investigation, one marine double-crossed his buddy on a drug deal, by bringing in a third crew to rob the "hydro weed." One was a skilled markesmen with a heavy duty arsenal determined to fight, when the high-powered rifle malfunctioned. Responding officers used airborne and K-9 units to search unpaved alleys and scrub brush between the homes, where the suspects were eventually apprehended by the home invasion unit. Crime scene photos courtesy of Tucson PD.
August 17, 2010
Special Units
Tucson Home Invasions: The Missing Man
In the south Arizona drug trade, armed home invasions usually differ from other robberies because police don't have a traditional victim or witnesses. They can be dynamic, armed confrontations in the middle of the night between drug crews looking to heist drugs and money. View crime scene photos from one case, in which the Tucson PD's home invasion special investigative unit arrived to find a blood-stained driveway, spray of rifle rounds embedded in doors and walls, as well as a pair of ostrich boots. Photos courtesy of Tucson PD.
July 20, 2010
Patrol
Tucson Police Post Hilarious Video to Twitter for Safe Driving in Snow
Officers with the Tucson (AZ) Police Department were called to investigate a "white powdery substance" on Friday, causing the department's Public Information to address the media just outside of crime scene tape.
February 25, 2019
Patrol
Army Didn't Warn SLC Law Enforcement About Soldier's Threats
The Army knew days ahead of time that 28-year-old Brandon Barrett was planning to head to Utah to "make a statement," after a recent tour in Afghanistan.
October 11, 2010
Training
Salt Lake City PD's Meth Initiative
Salt Lake City PD created the Methamphetamine Initiative, which brings together more than 30 public and private agencies to address drug rehab and meth-related property crimes, enhanced prosecution, environmental hazards and, of course, child endangerment issues.
June 30, 2006
Vehicle Ops
L.A. County Sheriff Hires Hanger One To Equip New Copters
Hangar One will add a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) camera system with live video-feed down-linking to each craft. An on-board GPS-based mapping system and multi-band digital radio communications will allow the aircrew to provide real-time support to law enforcement personnel and operational command centers.
January 25, 2011
Patrol
Feds Fund Hiring of 1,000 Local Officers
The DOJ's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office awarded the grants to 238 law enforcement agencies and municipalities. The awards will create or help preserve 1,021 sworn law enforcement positions.
September 28, 2011
Training
Tucson Border Strategy Comes Under Fire
Authorities are questioning the reasons why no permanent checkpoints exist in southern Arizona, the nation’s only border patrol sector without them.
June 1, 2005
Technology
Improving Communications After the Tucson Shootings
The Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson may have drawn interest toward law enforcement in Arizona's second-largest city, but another incident that highlighted the need to improve public safety communications for agencies across the entire nation occurred much earlier: on 9/11.
July 17, 2011
Technology
APCO Honors Tucson Mass Shooting Dispatchers
As part of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International will honor members of the Pima County Sheriff's Department call center for their work during the Tucson mass shooting in January.
March 31, 2011
Patrol
New Details Emerge About Tucson Shooter
Nearly 3,000 pages of newly released investigative reports on the Gabrielle Giffords shooting reveal a suspect who slowly became unhinged as those around him attempted to intervene.
March 27, 2013
Patrol
Video: Tucson Police Release Footage of Deadly Gunfight at Car Wash
The video shows the gun fight between police officers and an armed man in a car wash. It started as an armed robbery that turned into an officer involved shooting.
October 30, 2017
Patrol
3 Officers Injured in Tucson Immigration Protest
A protest in downtown Tucson against President Trump’s immigration law enforcement policies escalated Thursday evening. Three officers sustained minor injuries in clashes with demonstrators; no one was taken to a hospital, said Tucson Police Sgt. Pete Dugan.
February 17, 2017
Patrol
Tucson Officer Sues to Overturn Arizona Immigration Law
Officer Martin Escobar claims the law will hinder police investigations in areas that are predominately Hispanic and needlessly divert police resources.
April 29, 2010
Training
Tucson Recruit Fired, Charged In Sex Abuse Case
Gabriel Edwards, 23, was in his seventh week at the Tucson Police Department's academy. He has been terminated.
December 8, 2009
Patrol
Arizona Sheriff's Helicopter Crashes Near Tucson
Loren Leonberger, a civilian pilot, died at the scene, and three others were injured. Names will be released pending family notification. The helicopter crashed while scouting a location to help identify locations for future radio towers to facilitate communications in the area.
January 30, 2011
Training
Video: Tucson Officer Fired for Pointing Gun at Clerk
A Tucson (Ariz.) Police officer on probationary status was fired Tuesday for pointing a gun at a convenience store clerk while intoxicated. The agency confirmed the firing 23-year-old Kyle McCartin on its Facebook page.
July 16, 2013
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