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Patrol

Hit-and-Run Driver Strikes, Kills Ariz. Officer

Officer Daryl Raetz, 29, was struck at about 3:30 a.m. while processing a DUI suspect with several other officers at 51st and Cambridge avenues. The driver fled the scene.

May 18, 2013

Patrol

Ariz. Sgt. Gives Teen Bicycle, Riding Lessons

A Phoenix Police sergeant has provided a bicycle to a teenager she saw walking home through a not-so-safe neighborhood and taught him how to ride it.

May 12, 2013

Patrol

Officer Killed In Crash Along Ariz. Highway

An Arizona DPS officer was killed Monday, when an empty tanker truck failed to yield and struck the officer's patrol vehicle. Officer Tim Huffman, a 14-year veteran, was sitting in his patrol car along Interstate 8 near Yuma as a second officer attempted to shut down the highway.

May 6, 2013

Patrol

Synthetic 'N-bomb' Drug Raises Concern in Arizona

A drug marketed as an alternative to LSD or mescaline could be among the most powerful and potentially deadly of the synthetic drugs that have inundated the market in recent years, police and physicians believe.

May 5, 2013

Weapons

Ariz. Law Requires Police to Sell Buyback Guns

Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation Monday aimed specifically at halting Tucson's practice of allowing police to destroy guns that people voluntarily surrender through buyback programs.

April 29, 2013

Patrol

Ariz. Police Intercept Bomb Addressed to Joe Arpaio

A package addressed to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio containing explosive materials was found at a Flagstaff post office on Thursday, according to local and federal authorities.

April 11, 2013

Training

Beware Bad Guys on Bikes

Each year more criminals are using bicycles as a way to enhance their criminal activities. This article will go over some strategies and tactics to consider when dealing with such suspicious persons.

April 3, 2013

Patrol

Arizona Assistant Chief Fired for Hacking

On March 11, Mesa, Ariz., Assistant Chief Kathy Kirkham was terminated three days short of qualifying for her pension, which includes 50 percent of her salary for life and lifetime medical benefits.

March 26, 2013

Weapons

Activist To Hand Out Shotguns In High-Crime Areas

A Tucson, Ariz., activist said he plans to hand out free shotguns in three high-crime neighborhoods to help citizens and police deter criminal activity. A city councilman called the plan "absolute lunacy."

March 26, 2013

Patrol

Ariz. Death Row Inmate's Conviction Overturned

A federal appeals court has overturned a death sentence for an Arizona woman who arranged to have her 4-year-old son murdered, because a Phoenix Police detective failed to honor her Miranda rights.

March 14, 2013

Patrol

The Miranda Arrest: 50 Years Later

In March of 1963, Phoenix Police Officer Carroll Cooley arrested Ernesto Miranda. Fifty years later, Miranda warnings are as much a part of policing today as a set of handcuffs.

March 12, 2013

Vehicle Ops

Ariz. Deputy Recovering After Triple Rollover

An Arizona deputy sheriff is recovering, after rolling over his Chevrolet Tahoe police vehicle while responding to a call of a gas leak at a family's home. Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Deputy Jorge Ainza became trapped inside his vehicle early Saturday.

March 11, 2013