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AZ Sheriff Opens Special Jail Unit, Programs for Veterans

The Pinal County (AZ) Sheriff’s Office is opening a new veterans unit at its Adult Detention Facility. Now, any individual who is booked into the facility will get their veterans status verified through Veterans Affairs. If they are a veteran, they can opt to join the veterans unit, the Housing Unit for Military Veterans (HUMV).

November 7, 2017

Vehicle Ops

Video: AZ Police Department Uses Drone to Find 3 Missing Children

Scottsdale, AZ, Police used a drone to track down three missing kids who planned to run away after they left an after-school program.

November 3, 2017

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Video: Boy on Mission to Buy Every Officer a Donut Visits Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Tyler Carach, 9, is on a mission to buy every law enforcement officer a donut and earlier this week he visited the Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriff's Office (MCSO).

November 2, 2017

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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

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Nation's First Full-Time Police Crisis Response Dog Dies

During his career, Fozzie responded to homicides, suicides, fatal crashes, sexual assaults, domestic violence scenes and other critical incidents, providing comfort for people experiencing their worst day imaginable, a Scottsdale PD statement says.

October 16, 2017

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Sheriff Paul

The new sheriff of Maricopa County, AZ, must deal with the legacy of Sheriff Joe while working to reshape his agency into what he believes it should be.

October 14, 2017

Special Units

Video: AZ Officer, K-9 Injured in Shooting; Suspect Dead

A Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ, police officer was flown to a hospital for treatment after being injured in a deadly shooting that also injured a K-9 Sunday night.

October 9, 2017

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Video: AZ Trooper Praised for Response During Vegas Massacre

While en route to the shooting site, Sgt. Haywood came across a pickup truck in the emergency lane of northbound I-15, where he found four people, two of them injured in the bed of the pickup.

October 6, 2017

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Video: Phoenix Officer Under Investigation for Allegedly Failing to Report Robbery Attempt

Detectives are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a convenience store where a uniformed Phoenix police officer witnessed the crime but failed to call it in or report it.

September 25, 2017

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Arizona Officers Come to Aid of Hurricane Evacuees

Last weekend officers of the Avondale (AZ) Police Department came to the assistance of a Florida family that had evacuated west from Hurricane Irma and needed food, gas for their vehicle, and shelter.

September 22, 2017

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Phoenix Officer Wounded, Saved by Armor in Gunfight

More gunfire was exchanged between the man and police, who ended up shooting the man. The man also shot one of the Phoenix officers, who was wounded but likely was saved by his protective vest.

September 21, 2017

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Miami Officers Volunteer to Assist Police in Storm-Ravaged Key West

Even though their own homes were damaged by Hurricane Irma, a group of Miami police officers are volunteering to bring aid and support to first responders in heavily damaged areas of the lower Keys, including the city of Key West. Read More Here.

September 14, 2017