After 27 weeks of training, 17 new officers were added to the Phoenix Police Department on Nov. 30. Each of them received their badge of office and took an oath to "faithfully and impartially ...

City Manager Jeff Barton named Matt Giordano, executive director of the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, ...

ASL professors developed a list of key terms for officers to sign or interpret during police stops – like, “Deaf?” “stop,” ...

Malik Aziz, Matthew Giordano and Mirtha Ramos answered questions about their records and what they would do in Phoenix at a forum hosted by the city.

Phoenix feels like a police- and military-friendly community, she said. “In Denver, the culture is incredibly the opposite of military or policing,” she said.

In March, the Phoenix Police Department started a separate training academy for Police Assistants. The seven-week program is run by trainers like Maria Bustamante Hernandez. She's been a Police ...

The state of the Phoenix Police Department's academy. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Subscribe to the KTAR Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/45MmM3G Read articles from KTAR ...

Tyron McAlpin's experience with the Phoenix Police Department isn't unique, advocates for deaf people say. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

Hundreds of gunshots were heard around 2:00 a.m. on Sunday and Phoenix Police say multiple people fired guns. Amanda died at the scene and a teenage boy was shot but is expected to survive.

The department said it is already seeing more people applying to the academy. According to Phoenix Police, last month, more than 100 people showed up for recruitment testing.

In order to become a Phoenix police assistant, candidates attend a seven-week program at a separate training academy for the positions. Once they graduate, assistants go out on calls with an ...