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Patrol

Video: Vigilante Stops Subway Fight with Samurai Sword

A man wielding a full-length samurai sword broke up a fight on a Phoenix light rail train last week, when he drew the weapon and advanced toward the attackers.

October 22, 2012

Patrol

Border Patrol Agent Shot, Killed in Arizona

One Border Patrol agent was killed and another seriously injured in an early morning shooting Tuesday in rugged terrain near the U.S.-Mexico border. Nicholas Ivie, 30, was identified as the agent shot and killed near Naco in Cochise County.

October 1, 2012

Patrol

Ariz. Sheriff To Reopen Botched Sex-Crime Cases

Maricopa County sheriff's detectives have agreed to further investigate 28 botched sex-crime cases—including one that's a decade old—after the County Attorney's Office said additional work was needed for them to be considered for prosecution.

September 27, 2012

Patrol

Video: Ariz. Filmmaker Arrested for Terror Hoax

The Phoenix Police Department arrested an amateur filmmaker who criticized the response of officers to a terrorist hoax he staged in July.

September 26, 2012

Patrol

Phoenix Officers Protest Order to Wear Polyester Uniforms

Phoenix Police Chief Daniel V. Garcia has ordered that beginning Oct. 1, the department's 2,500 patrol officers must wear only their polyester-blend uniforms with dark-blue button-down shirts and dress-style pants. The black, cotton-blend polo shirt and tactical pants that patrol officers have had the option of wearing for the past 15 years will no longer be allowed.

September 23, 2012

Patrol

Ariz. Cop Demoted Over Obama Picture Loses Reinstatement Bid

An independent hearing officer upheld the demotion and suspension of Pat Shearer, whose posting showed a local teen holding a shot-up T-shirt bearing the likeness of President Barack Obama.

September 19, 2012

Patrol

Vocal Ariz. Border Sheriff Dies In Truck Rollover

Cochise County (Ariz.) Sheriff Larry Dever died when his truck rolled over in northern Arizona Tuesday night. Dever was a vocal proponent of SB 1070, Arizona's tough immigration law.

September 18, 2012

Patrol

Ariz. Police Begin Enforcing Immigration Law

A U.S. District Court judge has lifted an injunction against the section of Arizona's immigration law that requires police officers to check the legal status of people under certain conditions during investigations or traffic stops.

September 18, 2012

Vehicle Ops

Feds Investigate Ford CVPI Steering Failure

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a preliminary evaluation of a steering failure on Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptors in the 2005-2008 model years. A possible recall could affect as many as 195,000 vehicles.

September 16, 2012

Patrol

Feds Order Ariz. Sheriff To Retrieve Military Items

A Pentagon agency that oversees surplus military goods has ordered the Pinal County Sheriff's Office to retrieve hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise it had requisitioned and then "loaned" to non-police organizations in violation of the program's rules.

September 14, 2012

Patrol

Feds Drop Criminal Probe of Sheriff Arpaio

The letter from Ann Birmingham Scheel, acting on the U.S. attorney's behalf, repeatedly said there was insufficient evidence to bring charges against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, or their employees.

September 1, 2012

Technology

DHS Rolls Out Multi-Band Radio Technology To Responders

The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has completed the Multi-Band Radio (MBR) pilot project with the transition of more than 100 radios with the newest multi-band technologies.

August 23, 2012