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Arizona’s law enforcement is in dire need of a tech update
Arizona often hosts all types of nationally and even internationally renowned events, like the Super Bowl and the Waste Management Open. In addition to great exposure for the state, these […]
State superintendent commits to funding armed officers at schools
Key Points: Federal funding freeze jeopardizes school resource officer pay State superintendent vows to come up with funds in the interim Department keeps focus on number of armed officers on […]
Turquoise Alert: Arizona’s new system to find missing people
Key Points: Arizona launches “Turquoise Alert” system System aims to find missing individuals under suspicious circumstances Alerts to be broadcast on electronic signs, media and cell phones Arizona is finally […]
AG joins GOP to stop legal challenge to immigration law
Key Points: Attorney general joins Republicans to defend delayed immigration law Legal challenge depends on pending Texas ruling Critics fear vague language invites discriminatory enforcement She didn’t like the measure […]
Doubling down on deputizing police is a bad idea
The recently proposed SB1164 seeks to expand Section 287 (g) of the 1996 Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 287 (g) allows state and local law enforcement agencies to form […]
Prop 311 seeks to make convicted criminals pay families of slain first responders
The families of state or local police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians killed on the job as the result of a criminal act will get an extra $250,000 payment […]
Court rules posting mug shots online illegal
The posting of mug shots of people arrested on government websites amounts to illegal pretrial punishment, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Sept. 5. In a unanimous ruling, the […]
Police redact, blur body cam footage – backlog grows
Police records custodians spend hours combing through and blurring body camera footage to comply with privacy concerns under records law, while requestors, ranging from attorneys to journalists to civilians, can wait weeks, if not months on end to see the footage they seek.
Former Arizona Corrections director pleads no contest in armed standoff with officers at his home
Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan pleaded no contest Tuesday to disorderly conduct stemming from an encounter in which police say he fired a gun inside his Tempe home in early 2022 and pointed a firearm at two officers during a three-hour standoff.
Phoenix deserves better
The recent article titled “Phoenix really needs federal monitoring of police” is both dangerous and deceitful. While it’s hard to comprehend how someone without any law enforcement experience, in any of the areas discussed, could so boldly write a piece designed to inflame the emotions of our citizens through emotionally laden rhetoric, it certainly is not a surprising tactic.
Navarrete maintains innocence, family testifies in trial
Former state Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete is currently on trial for a series of sexual crimes against children, which his attorney maintains he did not commit.
Court rules right of those accused of crimes to remain silent is absolute
The right of those accused of crimes to remain silent is absolute and can't then be used against them at trial, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled.
