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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...

Las fotos del fichaje de individuos registrados en el Condado de Pima de febrero a septiembre de 2017 demuestran una composición racial que es muy latina y afroamericana. (La foto es cortesía del Departamento del Alguacil del Condado de Pima)

Blacks, Latinos face heftier prison time

Deborah Lee November 8, 2017

Nationwide, for every one white person imprisoned, roughly five black people are, according to the Sentencing Project. In Arizona, those ratios are similar for African Americans, with Hispanics...

Courtesy of Wikipedia
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...

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