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Demonstrators beware: You won't be seen or heard

Cities’ use of “spatial tactics” such as exclusion zones at upcoming political conventions and this weekend’s NATO summit risks muffling dissent, critics say.... Read more»4

Pardon attorney torpedoes plea for presidential mercy

The case of rejected presidential pardon applicant Clarence Aaron illuminates the extraordinary, secretive powers wielded by the Office of the Pardon Attorney, the branch of the Justice Department that reviews commutation requests.... Read more»

Pentagon limits F-22 fighter jet flights amid safety worries

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered the Air Force on Tuesday to investigate safety problems with the F-22 fighter jet and restrict missions to regions where pilots can quickly land if they experience oxygen problems.... Read more»

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Police & fire scanners

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Customs and Border Protection

7 lbs. of cocaine found stuffed in wheelchair cushion

A 43-year-old Mexican national was arrested Sunday for trying to smuggle more than 7 pounds of cocaine into the United States using a wheelchair.... Read more»

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Report road hazards, graffiti & other issues

Is your drive home less than smooth? Use our mapping tool from SeeClickFix to report everything from potholes and graffiti to broken streetlights and overgrown weeds and keep watch over your neighborhood... Read more»

Tucson man sentenced to 8 years for stalking woman

A Tucson man was sentenced to more than eight years in prison Monday for stalking a woman across the country for more than 20 years.... Read more»

Man gets 5 years for human smuggling

A 26-year-old man from Chiapas, Mexico, was sentenced Monday in a Tucson federal court to five years in prison for human smuggling.... Read more»

Fire danger leads to Coronado Nat'l Forest restrictions

Increased wildfire risks have caused Coronado National Forest officials to implement restrictions on campfires and smoking.... Read more»

Mexican police find slain journalist in car trunk

Another journalist has been killed in Mexico, this time in the central state of Morelos.... Read more»

Fla.'s 'Stand Your Ground' defense fails in 2 cases

Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which has been used to defend George Zimmerman’s murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, failed as a defense strategy in two separate court cases.... Read more»

Customs and Border Protection

Man arrested after attempt to smuggle heroin, meth, coke

An 18-year-old Mexican man was arrested after attempting to smuggle 57 pounds of cocaine, 3 pounds of methamphetamine and 2.5 pounds of heroin through the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales.... Read more»

Officials unable to ID causes of Monument, Horseshoe 2 fires

Fire officials have ended investigations into the sources of last summer’s Horseshoe 2 and Monument fires that burned more than 250,000 acres in Southeastern Arizona with no clear determination of how they began.... Read more»

Who controls Mexico's prisons?

Mexico’s prison problems stem primarily from a lack of control. Corruption is rife among guards and wardens, who have been implicated in abetting mass escapes and allowing mafias to charge inmates fees for simple comforts such as sleeping on bunks.... Read more»

Drug war

Mexican police find 49 mutilated bodies near Monterrey

Forty-nine decapitated and mutilated bodies were found in black plastic bags near Mexico’s northern city of Monterrey, apparently killed by the Zetas drug cartel.... Read more»

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