Tag: Arizona agencies: Page 44

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Demoted Ariz. Cops Sue City Over Crime Scene Slideshow

Four Phoenix Police Department officers accused of showing photos of corpses in a video slide show during a holiday party have filed a $2.9 million notice of claim against the city.

August 9, 2012

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Author Interview: 'If There Were Any Victims'

Author Bill Louis says that based on what those files contained, from 2005–2007 most crimes occurring in the town, including rape, murder, and child molestation, were never investigated.

August 8, 2012

Special Units

Ariz. Suspect Killed When SWAT Raid Triggers Gunfight

The Surprise (Ariz.) Police Department's SWAT team shot and killed a suspect early Thursday during a dynamic entry at a home where they were serving a drug warrant.

August 1, 2012

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Book Review: 'If There Were Any Victims'

Author Bill Louis says Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County Sheriff's Office never investigated hundreds of crimes in the town of El Mirage, Ariz., which it was contracted to do from 2005 to 2007, and Louis was left to pick up the pieces after the fact.

July 26, 2012

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Sheriff Joe Testifies in Racial Profiling Case

Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio defended his suppression sweeps and immigration enforcement practices in court today, testifying that he doesn't arrest people "because of the color of their skin."

July 23, 2012

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Judge Warns Both Sides to Stay Current in Sheriff Joe Profiling Case

U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow told the attorneys involved that his ruling will be based on the facts as they stand presently, not when the lawsuit was filed in 2007.

July 18, 2012

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Sheriff Joe May Testify In Racial Profiling Trial

Plaintiffs' attorneys will call Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the stand to testify in a civil trial alleging the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office engaged in a pattern of racial discrimination against Latinos.

July 17, 2012

Special Units

Traffic Stop Uncovers Ariz. Border Tunnel

Federal and local authorities uncovered a sophisticated underground tunnel at the California-Arizona-Mexico border with lighting, ventilation, and reinforced beams possibly linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel.

July 11, 2012

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Serial Flashlight Bomber Strikes Phoenix Area

Federal authorities have offered a $10,000 reward for help solving three explosions involving homemade flashlight bombs that injured five people.

June 10, 2012

Patrol

5 Charred Bodies Found In Vehicle In Ariz. Desert

A Border Patrol agent spotted a white Ford Expedition through binoculars at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday in the Vekol Valley about two miles north of Interstate 8 and west of Casa Grande.

June 3, 2012

Vehicle Ops

Video: Ariz. Officer Gets 'Cop Car' Wheelchair

An Arizona foundation has provided a customized "cop car" wheelchair to a Peoria Police Department investigator who was paralyzed in a gunfight with a homicide suspect.

May 28, 2012

Patrol

Tucson Cop Faces Termination for On-Duty DUI

A four-year Tucson Police officer could lose her job for driving to work while severely intoxicated on Tuesday morning. Officer Lynsey Coutts was arrested after registering a BAC of 0.235, nearly three times the legal limit.

May 22, 2012