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First Amendment attorney warns of unintended consequences in police shooting bill
A police shooting bill approved by the Legislature and sent to Gov. Doug Ducey would strike the names of police officers from all public records – including everything from disciplinary records to police reports to traffic accident reports, an attorney who specializes in First Amendment issues has warned.
House committee passes bill to fund predictive policing
A House committee has approved a bill allotting more than $1 million to implement a pilot program to predict where and when crime will happen.
Bill keeping cops’ names secret nears final passage; opponents cite racial overtones
Opponents of a Senate bill that will keep the names of police officers who kill a secret for two months are calling on Gov. Doug Ducey to veto it.
Measures move forward on livestock abuse; schools chief powers
Action from yesterday’s legislative session included passage of bills creating a separate set of animal cruelty laws for livestock and poultry; defining the powers of the superintendent of public instruction and allowing police to pull over motorists driving vehicles where both brake or tail lights are not working.
Authorities investigating alleged threats to Diane Douglas, Leah Landrum Taylor
Police are investigating threats made against the state schools chief and the former Senate minority leader, according to Arizona Department of Education Chief of Staff Michael Bradley.
Opponents of secret shooting bill say it would deepen distrust
Opponents of a bill to keep the names of police officers who use deadly force secret for three months after a shooting argue that such a law will deepen the distrust minorities have towards police.
First Amendment protections at issue in lawsuits involving pension system
The courts are busy sorting out an alleged scandal involving the state’s pension system for police and firefighters.
Arizona ruling allows police to search visitors’ personal items
The Arizona Supreme Court is adopting a legal guideline that says police with a warrant to search a place may inspect personal items of a person not named in the warrant if the items aren't in that person's possession.
‘Criminal activity’ needed before police can frisk for weapons
Police cannot frisk someone they stop and question absent some “reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot,” the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Counterattacks
Arizona, other states retaliate against ‘revenge porn’
Sparked by a new law approved by the California legislature this fall, Arizona is one of several states where lawmakers are proposing bills to criminalize “revenge porn.”
Border Patrol rejects curbs on force
SAN DIEGO (AP) ai??i?? Border Patrol agents will be allowed to continue using deadly force against rock-throwers, the chief of the agency said, despite the recommendation of a government-commissioned review to end the practice.
Feds award $5.3 million to help seven Arizona cities add police officers
Federal grants worth $5.3 million will fund 43 new law enforcement positions in seven Arizona communities, officials said Thursday. Through a competitive grant process, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded the funding to address specific law enforcement challenges.
