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Weapons

Video: Arizona Sheriff's Agency to Test Less-Lethal Pistol

The Pinal County (AZ) Sheriff's Office is the first U.S. law enforcement agency to adopt the Defenzia M-09 less-lethal handgun, which fires rubber bullets.

November 27, 2015

Patrol

Video: DOJ Wants to Standardize Scattered Police Use-of-Force Data Reporting

The reporting of use-of-force by law enforcement across the country is fragmented, according to a news investigation, and the DOJ wants to change that.

November 13, 2015

Patrol

Video: Phoenix Officer Fights to Bring Service Dog to Work

Phoenix Officer Scott Sefranka is documenting his struggle with the City of Phoenix to bring his service dog to work after he was injured in the line of duty.

November 5, 2015

Patrol

Tucson Man's Facebook Post About Traffic Stop Goes Viral

A Tucson, AZ, man's Facebook post about a recent positive experience during a traffic stop is going viral.

October 30, 2015

Patrol

Video: Suspect Drives Car at Phoenix Officer, Causes Injury

A Phoenix police officer is in the hospital after injuring his knee when a suspect drove toward him during a foot pursuit on Saturday morning.

October 12, 2015

Patrol

Phoenix Police Rethinking Traditional Foot Pursuits

The Phoenix Police Department has now joined a number of agencies around the country that are considering or have already penned a policy dictating how officers should react when faced with a fleeing suspect. The Phoenix department currently has no written guidelines of the sort.

October 12, 2015

Patrol

Department Clears Officer Accused of Abusing Police Dog

An internal investigation found the officer was in compliance with Peoria (Ariz.) Police Department policy and state law when he took "measured steps to regain the canine's focus," the department said.

September 25, 2015

Patrol

Bullet Fragments Lead Arizona Officers to Freeway Shooting Suspect

Two law-enforcement officials attributed the arrest to a combination of ballistics, shoe-leather police work and following the suspect, Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., on social media.

September 21, 2015

Patrol

Phoenix Officer Violated Policy in Shooting, Use of Force Board Says

The Phoenix Police Sergeants and Lieutenants Association is disappointed in the findings and says it does not factor in the split-second decision the sergeant who shot Cusseaux had to make.

September 18, 2015

Patrol

Video: Phoenix Officer Shot During Traffic Stop, Suspects Arrested

A Phoenix police officer is in serious condition after he was shot multiple times on Wednesday during a traffic stop around 2:45 a.m.

September 16, 2015

Patrol

Two Detained in Phoenix Interstate 10 Shootings

Two people were detained Friday as persons of interest in the Interstate 10 shootings in Phoenix, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.

September 11, 2015

Patrol

Video: Phoenix Officer Creates Superhero Event to Empower Abused Children

“These children are superheroes to us when they come here and tell us what’s happened in their lives. The abuse that they have undertaken, the things that are happening to them, it takes a lot for them to do that,” Sean Reavie, Phoenix Police detective and event organizer, said.

September 11, 2015