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An armed suspect sits in the back of a UAPD patrol vehicle, surrounded by officers.

University of Arizona Police arrest armed man on campus

22-year-old suspect evaded officers for less than an hour.
A screenshot from "Godzilla vs. Moguera" (A Short Stop motion battle), produced by Jurassic studios (aka Tobias).

Young Arizona filmmaker makes epics in miniature.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Making Tucson more accessible for those with visual impairments; Neighbors come together and transform their alleyway as a means of coping with grief; and a look at the rarely enforced "Stupid motorist" law.
A sign directs participants to an active shooter training workshop hosted by the Pima County Sheriff's Department at Cienega High School on July 5, 2018.

Police chiefs prepare for mass shooting

Area law enforcement doesn't want another Uvalde.

A team will investigate use-of-force incidents in Pima County

Sheriff Chris Nanos said shootings and other serious use of force incidents will be criminally investigated by the team.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County board approves contract to buy body cams for sheriff's deputies

The contract approved by the board of supervisors with Axon will cost $26 million over 10 years and include new Tasers as well as cameras.
Unaccompanied minors apprehended by Customs and Border Protection line up inside a temporary processing facility in Donna, Texas on March 17, 2021.

U.S. Border Patrol's new migrant facility in Tucson takes form

The agency told city officials a tent-like facility to house asylum seekers is slated for a plot just outside Tucson.
A Tucson Police car on patrol.

Local officials discuss changes to prosecution, police funding

A new county sheriff and attorney bring different perspectives to criminal justice as criticism of police funding continues.
Flashing lights on top of a police car.

Pima County deputies arrest 48 for illegal street racing

Racers were using a county road near Tucson International Airport as a racing strip
Lorraine Eiler's great grandfather was one of several Hia C-ed O'odham who used to live at Quitobaquito Springs.

After the wall, border residents take stock of what's next

The Trump administration is expected to finish 450 miles of wall by the end of the year.
(From left to right) Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera moderates a debate in the race for Pima County sheriff between Democratic challenger Chris Nanos and Republican incumbent Mark Napier on September 21, 2020 at Arizona Public Media.

Arizona 360 presents the debate for Pima County Sheriff

Republican incumbent Mark Napier and Democratic challenger Chris Nanos face off.
The Pima County Services Building in downtown Tucson.

Races for Pima County recorder and Santa Cruz County sheriff

Longtime public servants are leaving the roles, leaving those races wide open.
Demonstrators hold signs against police brutality and violence during the Black Lives Matter Tucson: Celebration of Black Lives on the University of Arizona campus on June 6, 2020.

Tucson advocates say there's still time to push for police defunding in city budget

Black Lives Matter Tucson is urging community members to speak up at this week's City Council meeting.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

Tucson Police will disclose in-custody deaths immediately, Magnus says

The department will also release bodycam footage within 72 hours.
Law enforcement with the Pima County Sheriff's Department at a Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting in May 2019.

Pima County Supervisors reject Operation Stonegarden funds

The federal grants totaled nearly $2 million.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Pima County supervisors reject federal Operation Stonegarden money

Sheriff Mark Napier says the aid, which is tied to immigration-related law enforcement, helps fight drug trafficking.
Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier in Nogales, Arizona, Feb. 9, 2017.

Pima County sheriff opens call for citizens to join advisory council

Sheriff Mark Napier says the council can review any aspect of the department's activities.

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