The Senate passed a bill on Thursday morning to criminalize filming police activity within eight feet despite constitutional concerns.
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Cochise County hopes anti-smuggling campaign will stop ‘load drivers’ 
The message from law enforcement is simple — come to Cochise County to transport migrants for a quick buck and you’re going to jail. The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and the County Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with the Border Patrol, ...
Read More »House panel OKs revised ban on videotaping police 
An Arizona House committee on Monday approved a proposed law that would make it illegal to make video recordings of police in many circumstances after the Republican sponsor made changes he said were designed to address constitutional concerns. The original ...
Read More »HB2319 infringes on the public’s right to record police 
Our right to record police is a mechanism that holds our public officials accountable. Arizona lawmakers recently introduced legislation that puts our right in jeopardy. House Bill 2319, sponsored by AZ State Representative John Kavanaugh (R-Fountain Hills), would make it ...
Read More »Protect residents, police by enforcing gun laws 
Morris Richard Jones III, prohibited possessor, used illegally appropriated guns to slay the mother of an innocent and now orphaned child, shoot five Phoenix police officers, and injure four others with bullet shrapnel. If our community ever needed emergency legislation, ...
Read More »House panel looks to blunt ‘defund the police’ 
A House panel voted Monday to ask voters to bar cities from cutting funding for police and sheriffs or risk losing state aid. Rep. Walt Blackman, R-Snowflake, said the move is designed to blunt – and outright prohibit – calls ...
Read More »Police, legislators seek new oversight for officer shootings 
A bipartisan bill that would require an outside agency to review when a police officer fires their gun or uses deadly force is making its way through the House. “We have had civilian fatalities, and many times that is accompanied ...
Read More »Report: Ex-prisons boss Ryan drank tequila before standoff
Police say Ryan, who is accused of pointing a gun at two officers Jan. 6 during a three-hour standoff, slurred his words and was antagonistic to a police negotiator.
Read More »Bill sets 15-foot distance to film cops 
Sponsor of House Bill 2319 says it will keep officers safe and result in better police videos while critics say it would be an unconstitutional restriction on free speech.
Read More »HOAs must allow first-responders flag under HB2010
Calling it a matter of free expression, a House panel voted January 26 to give residents of homeowner associations and condos the right to fly flags supporting first responders.
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