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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2011

Sheriff Arpaio Loses Federal Immigration Enforcement Powers

The Obama Administration's Department of Homeland Security stripped Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio of several federal tools for immigration enforcement, following a scathing Justice Department report accusing him of discriminatory policing.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2011

Phoenix Police Use Assembly Line To Clear Warrants

The Phoenix Police Department is setting up an assembly line process using tents in a parking lot to clear as many as 2,000 outstanding misdemeanor-arrest warrants.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2011

Goldwater Institute Sues Phoenix Over Police Union Work

The Goldwater Institute is suing Phoenix and its biggest police union on behalf of two residents in an attempt to bar some Phoenix police officers from collecting a city salary for time spent doing work for the union, according to records filed Wednesday at Maricopa County Superior Court.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2011

Sources Say Sheriff Arpaio Botched Sex Crime Cases

More than 400 sex-crime cases reported to Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office during a three year period were inadequately investigated.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2011

Ariz. Agency Upgrades All Officers To TASER X2 ECDs

The Chandler (Ariz.) Police Department purchased TASER X2 electronic control devices (ECDs) under a company trade-in program expiring at the end of the year, according to TASER International.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 28, 2011

Phoenix Police Ambush Suspect ID'd

Joseph Sandoval has been charged with multiple counts including aggravated assault, and weapons and parole violations, for allegedly opening fire on officers responding to a trespassing call at a vacant trailer.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 26, 2011

Phoenix Cops Ambushed At Trailer Park

A suspect inside a trailer park opened fire on two Phoenix Police officers responding to a trespassing call, critically wounding one and pinning down a second before additional officers could arrive.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 3, 2011

Ariz. Highway Patrol Leader Removed After No-Confidence Vote

The leader of the Arizona Highway Patrol has been demoted, following a survey of the rank-and-file that returned widespread disapproval of Lt. Col. Jack Hegarty.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 3, 2011

Ariz. Authorities Break Up Cartel Smuggling Ring

Arizona law enforcement agencies and federal agents dismantled what is believed to be a major smuggling ring for the Sinaloa Cartel, seizing $1.5 million in narcotics, collecting 19 weapons, and arresting an illegal immigrant who had been deported two weeks earlier.

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Inside the Badge by Sgt. Phil RobertsNovember 3, 2011

After the Fall

Anyone wonder what happens to a police officer "after" he or she is killed in the line duty? Unfortunately, I had the sad opportunity and yet the privilege to find out firsthand. Several days ago, 27-year-old Glendale (Ariz.) Police Officer Brad Jones was shot in the line of duty by a suspect who isn't worth the dirt we walk on.

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