On March 22, U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola (Yupik; D-AK) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the bipartisan Tribal Firearm Access Act in their effort to classify tribal IDs as eligible identification documents for the purposes of transferring a firearm. U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (Cherokee Nation citizen; R-OK) introduced the companion bill in the Senate […]

On March 5, members of the Salt River Police Department participated in the 19th Annual AZ Fallen Officer Memorial 5K Run/Walk, a community-centered fundraising event hosted by Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) Arizona. The Mission of C.O.P.S. is to help family members and co-workers affected by the death of police officers, either in the line […]

On Friday, October 28, families gathered at the Accelerated Learning Academy football field (formerly the Salt River High School football field) to learn about the public safety departments in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community at Safety Day, an event hosted by the Salt River Fire Department and the Salt River Police Department.  The event […]

On September 28, the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC), along with the Salt River Schools (SRS) Security Team and the Salt River Police Department (SRPD), came together for a “Pizza With Police” event. Barro’s Pizza was served to 40 families and about 20 staff and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community partners, while the ECEC provided […]

On July 29, the Salt River Police Department held a Community-based policing event with the help of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Youth Services and Community Recreational Services departments. The event, B-Ball with a Cop, took place at the Way of Life Facility (WOLF) to give SRPD officers a chance to get to know […]

The Salt River Police Department began National Police Week by remembering fallen police officers, including two of their very own, with the National Police Officer Memorial on Friday, May 13, at the SRPD Administration Building.  The event’s MC, SRPD Off. Joseph Orozco, welcomed all who attended the memorial and welcomed the guest speakers. Orozco introduced […]

The Salt River Police Department has three new K9 officers that are trained in drug detection and criminal apprehension. Once marijuana became legal for non-native people, it drastically limited the SRPD’s K9 use with non-native people, and so the previous K9 officers cannot be used anymore. The previous K9 officers were sold to other law […]

On April 28, the Salt River Police Department carried the torch for the Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics. This was the 30th consecutive year that the SRPD participated in the event, which brings together law enforcement groups nationwide. Beginning at East Shea Boulevard and the Beeline Highway (State Route 87) in the Salt […]