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Border task force seizes pot, ATVs in Arizona desert
Some 1,700 pounds of marijuana, multiple two-way radios and four ATVs were seized last week in joint agency operations that focus on smuggling groups operating in southern Arizona’s west desert, border officials said in a news release.
Arizona DPS officer arrested at Country Thunder
FLORENCE — An off-duty Arizona Department of Public Safety officer was arrested at a bar at a country music festival in Florence.
Blame Tucson boom on fighter jet from Luke Air Force Base
The sonic boom over Tucson that rattled windows and nerves Wednesday night was caused by a fighter jet that broke the sound barrier while training in the desert west of the city, officials said.
300 released from Ariz. immigration detention centers
About 300 people have been released from immigration detention centers in Arizona since Thursday, when the federal government started to review each case in anticipation of widespread budget cuts.
Border Patrol seizes $1 million in drugs
Tucson Border Patrol agents arrested three people, including a U.S. citizen, and seized more than $1 million worth of drugs over the weekend, a news release said.
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Arpaio aims to put armed posse at schools
PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has announced plans to deploy an armed volunteer posse to protect Phoenix-area students in the wake of the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.
Mail carrier impaled in Pinal County wreck
A mail carrier was impaled by a pole after crashing her mail truck into a fence Monday afternoon, Pinal County officials said.
Teen burglar in Pinal County states the obvious
A 13-year-old burglar already sporting an ankle monitor from a previous run-in with the law was arrested again Tuesday night for breaking into the home of his neighbor in Florence.
Mammoth boy, 14, wounded using homemade weapon
Two teenage boys learned the hard way the danger of building a makeshift weapon when one of them was shot in his hand.
Tucson Hummer driver accused of ramming patrol car
A Tucson man was jailed this week on suspicion of aggravated assault on a Pinal County deputy.
Tucson pair arrested in money laundering case
Two Tucson residents were arrested on suspicion of money laundering after a Pinal County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit discovered $125,400 during a traffic stop along Interstate 10.
Prosecutor: No charges for Sheriff Babeu or ex-boyfriend
Neither Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu nor his ex-boyfriend will face criminal charges following a seven-month probe by the state Attorney General’s Office. officials said.
Pinal County boy, 3, dies days after being pulled from pool
A 3-year-old boy has died two days after being pulled from his family’s swimming pool.
Feds: Pinal County must document surplus military gear
FLORENCE — The Pentagon is asking the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office for an account of $7 million worth of military equipment issued to non-police agencies.
Babeu campaign donations dip, but still outpace contenders
PHOENIX — Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu’s congressional campaign saw a marked decrease in fundraising after he faced allegations in mid-February that he threatened an ex-boyfriend with deportation, but he still raised more money during the quarter than his two Republican rivals in the race.
Lawsuit: 2011 Country Thunder attack on officers mishandled
Two law-enforcement officers are suing the Pinal County Sheriff’s Department and others, saying the department failed to treat them as crime victims after they were attacked by a Tucson man at a music festival in 2011.
Sheriff Babeu resists turning over laptop
PHOENIX — The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is not cooperating with efforts by the county’s information-technology department to inspect some computer equipment as part of a federal investigation into potentially unlawful on-the-job political activity, The Arizona Republic reports.
Man carrying meat cleaver killed in Maricopa
A man wielding a meat cleaver was shot and killed by a Pinal County sheriff’s sergeant in a Maricopa restaurant early Mondaymorning.
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