PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL STATEWIDE AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ON OFFICERS IN MARICOPA COUNTY Police officers in Maricopa County claim they are assaulted at a higher rate than elsewhere in Arizona, and Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s alleged abuses of power may be to blame. According to data pulled from the Crime in Arizona Report for 2014 (the most recent report…
You’re a mother of a three young children. You’re driving down the road and see sirens begin to flash behind you. You pull over and roll down the window. The officer informs you that your windshield is cracked, and requires identification and proof of citizenship. Maria Cortes was in this situation. She offered the Pinal…
More and more Arizona police departments boost budgets by seizing houses, cars and cash. It’s legal but questions arise that it encourages police to capture cash and leaves a muddled trail of money taken from some innocent people and deposited into department expense accounts. Between 2004 and 2014 Arizona police seized $382 million from individuals…
Arizona State University is pulling out extra police patrols this week to keep up with the busy “Halloweek” parties on their campus. On the University of Arizona campus, UAPD police will beef up its presence near dorms, fraternities and housing complexes close to campus, said UAPD Crime Prevention Officer Joe Bermudez. But the number of…
Think smart. Be vigilant. Call the police. Sounds too simple, but those are the key steps UAPD officials say will help prevent crime around campus. The most prevalent crime on the University of Arizona campus is theft — laptop computers, bikes, cell phones and other digital devices. The same is true for Northern Arizona University,…
