Rounding the wooden barricade outside the Bird Cage Theater, the ranger stopped mid-strut at a call for assistance. “We’re stuck,” said a man in his 40s, motioning across the street to his gold SUV blocked in by cars, trucks and motorcycles on all sides. The ranger, Duty Sgt. Dan Fischer, and partner Jim Politi quickly…
It was a routine traffic stop in Cincinnati, Ohio, in July that started it all. Former campus police officer Raymond Tensing pulled over Samuel DuBose because his car did not have a front license plate. Tensing reached into the car to restrain DuBose and after Dubose refused to take off his seat belt and get…
National park rangers in Arizona are preparing for the annual summer surge of slips, trips, falls and rescues.
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…
When Stan Dale rented a Santa Claus costume one Christmas Eve to “goof” on some friends, he had no idea that his Santa identity would become permanent. Fifteen years later, the retired 67-year-old resident of Scottsdale is better known as “Stanta,” and is in such demand for holiday season, he’s been booked solid for Santa…
