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Navajo Nation Police recruits study inside the training academy in Chinle in this photo from 2021. Under a new initiative, FBI bulletins about missing Indigenous women are written in the Navajo language.

Navajo police claim they were 'left in dark' by FBI crimefighting initiative

Jul 26, 2022 ◇ Joseph Kolb/The Crime Report

To battle rising violent crime in the sprawling Navajo nation, the FBI has implemented what may be one of the most innovative outreach initiatives in the bureau’s history - but the Navajo law enforcement authorities say they have been left in the dark. Read more»

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Navajo Nation Police Department Chief Daryl Noon has his new badge pinned to his uniform by his 94-year-old grandmother, Rosalie Yazzie, at a Jan. 3, 2022, swearing-in ceremony. Screenshot via the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President/Facebook

'This is your police department': Daryl Noon sworn in as new Navajo Nation chief of police

Jan 11, 2022 ◇ Shondiin Silversmith/Arizona Mirror

Noon was sworn in as the new Navajo Chief of Police on Jan. 3 during a virtual ceremony held in Window Rock. Read more»

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