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Arizona Sonoran News

The last frame of the video where rookie police officer Tyler Stewart was killed. (Flagstaff Police Department)

Public vs. Private: Police incidents spark discussions on body-camera policy

Shaq Davis April 5, 2018

Tyler Stewart, a 24-year-old Flagstaff police officer, was dispatched to a domestic abuse incident in 2014, outfitted with the department’s newly purchased body cameras. Within minutes of speaking...

Police officer turning on his body-worn camera.

Will Arizona follow the national trend in banning police body worn camera footage?

Zoe Wolkowitz February 23, 2017

As more law enforcement agencies in Arizona suit up officers with body-worn cameras, public access to this footage becomes a controversial topic. The past several years has triggered a...

The sun sets over Sixth Avenue in South Tucson. Photo by: Julian Cronen/Arizona Sonora News Service.

Bankruptcy looms in South Tucson

Julian Cronen March 10, 2016

Facing an enormous and growing debt in both police and fire department pension accounts, the City of South Tucson may soon become the 10th local government in the United States to file for bankruptcy...

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