Report: Nearly 20% of audited third-party MVD transactions conducted with error
A recent report from Arizona’s watchdog agency over governmental agencies found nearly 20% of reviewed third-party Motor Vehicle Division transactions lacked documentation confirming individuals or entities were qualified to obtain MVD forms.
Magnetic crime-fighting tool lets police freeze criminals’ funds by swiping a card
Seizing money from suspected criminals is now as easy as swiping a card through a magnetic reader, and to the dismay of a civil liberties group Arizona is leading the way in using this new crime-fighting tool.
Report calls Arizona civil forfeiture laws ‘among the worst in the country’
The amount of money and property that Arizona law enforcement agencies have seized from suspected criminals under the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws has skyrocketed in the last decade, making Arizona one of most active states for seizures in the nation.