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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

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Bisbee, a town with only 13 sworn officers, has 4.15 handguns per sworn officer.

Part 3: Armed and ready absent oversight, training

Daniel Desrochers May 6, 2015

Bisbee is the most heavily armed police department in the state of Arizona, with 4.15 handguns per sworn officer and 3.77 rifles and shotguns per sworn officer. The department has 13 sworn officers who...

Jeff Wick / The Daily Wildcat
Tucson PD and riot police try to control an angry crowd after the Wildcat basketball game Saturday night.

Part 2: A statewide audit shows arms to spare

Daniel Desrochers May 6, 2015

Thirty-three percent of the law enforcement agencies in the state don’t follow the law, an Arizona Sonora News investigation has found.When sent a Freedom of Information request for an inventory of their...

Part 1:  Federal program fuels militarization of police

Part 1: Federal program fuels militarization of police

Daniel Desrochers May 6, 2015

Millions of dollars in military- grade armaments flow into Arizona communities with minimal standards for training or oversight on how the equipment is being used.An Arizona Sonora News investigation shows...

Chris Simcox

Simcox case pits right to self representation against rights of victims

Daniel Desrochers April 16, 2015

Chris Simcox—Tombstone’s former front man for border vigilantism—has a new campaign that he hopes will keep him out of prison. Representing himself against charges he sexually molested two kindergarten-age...

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