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Patrol

Ariz. Police Sergeant In Obama Photo Flap Reassigned

A Peoria (Ariz.) Police sergeant under internal investigation for posting a controversial photo on Facebook has been taken off patrol duty pending a complete inquiry.

January 31, 2012

Patrol

Maricopa County Sheriff Gives Family Survivors $64K

The Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff's Office has given the family of a deputy killed responding to a burglary call a check for $64,000.

January 30, 2012

Vehicles

Why Motor Cops Should Wear a Full-Face Helmet

With the crop of quicker, more agile police motorcycles now arriving at law enforcement agencies, you would think helmet progression would be parallel. Agencies have hesitated to adopt advanced helmets such as Shoei's Multitec that are specifically designed for today's cycles.

January 30, 2012

Patrol

Secret Service Investigates Cop's Image of Shot Obama T-Shirt

The Secret Service is investigating an image posted online showing several young Arizona men in the desert holding and bullet-ridden T-shirt of President Obama's face.

January 26, 2012

Special Units

Suicidal Ariz. Couple Planned to Kill SRT Deputies

Investigators said Jesse Lee Firestone, 65, and his wife Diedre Firestone, 45, planned to detonate bombs to kill members of the Yuma sheriff's Special Response Team (SRT) as they entered the house.

January 22, 2012

Patrol

Suspect Who Shot Ariz. Deputy, May Have Killed N.H. Couple

Authorities are investigating whether a sheriff's deputy shot to death while answering a burglary call and a New Hampshire couple found dead in their car in Sedona, Ariz., were killed by the same gunman.

January 8, 2012

Patrol

Ariz. Deputy Shot by Burglar at Medical Plaza

A Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff's deputy was fatally shot early Sunday after a burglary suspect opened fire at him at an Anthem medical plaza. The deputy was wearing body armor, but was shot by rifle fire.

January 7, 2012

Patrol

Phoenix Police Test Extended Shifts

Starting Monday, Phoenix Police officers will begin testing extended shifts for its officers, the department has announced. Under a six-month pilot program, officers from the Cactus Park Precinct will work three days of shifts of 13 hours and 20 minutes followed by four days off.

January 4, 2012

Patrol

Arizona Sheriff Will Run for Congress

An Arizona sheriff who has been a vocal critic of the Obama Administration's border-security policies is running for Congress.

January 3, 2012

Vehicles

Arizona Troopers Pick Kawasaki for Highway Patrol

The Arizona Department of Public Safety became the third state law enforcement agency in the western United States to adopt Kawasaki's Concours 14P as its primary motor unit.

December 28, 2011

Patrol

Ariz. Officers Turn In Federal Immigration Badges

Ninety-two Maricopa County jail officers turned in their ICE badges on Wednesday afternoon in front of Sheriff Joe Arpaio during a news conference.

December 21, 2011

Patrol

Sheriff Arpaio Calls DOJ Report 'Sad Day for America'

Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio fired back at federal investigators who accused his office of discriminatory policing in a report. Arpaio called it a Pearl Harbor-style sneak attack and political pandering by the Obama administration

December 15, 2011