TUCSON -- Motorcycles, all terrain vehicles and other equipment has been presented to Mexican authorities by the U.S. Border Patrol.

The Peoria Police Department has recovered the trailer and hockey equipment that were stolen Jan. 15 from a visiting Canadian youth hockey team, the South Side Athletic Club.

The Queen Creek Fire Department now has the gear it needs for rescues in tight spaces.

Scottsdale is going to pump more than $1 million into security at six city buildings to protect against possible attacks.

Scottsdale wants to beef up security at City Hall and its adjacent municipal building with a variety of measures that would restrict access to worker offices and nonpublic spaces.

Scottsdale is proposing sweeping security upgrades to City Hall and several of its high-profile municipal buildings in the wake of last month's mail-bomb explosion that injured three employees.

Home security used to be just about keeping bad guys out. Today the term encompasses an expanding list of services designed to protect homeowners from fire, accidental flooding and even themselves. Jennifer Geisler likes the security system she and her husband had added to their Gilbert home because it adds a level of comfort.

Looking for interesting home decor? Turn of the century arcade machines, Navajo rugs, lanterns, stained glass, whiskey bottles, farming and mining equipment, photographic equipment, buggies, musical instruments, saddles, household items and other Old West-themed artifacts — about 600 pieces in all — will be auctioned Saturday at faux-Western town Rawhide Western Town and Steakhouse in Scottsdale.

Homeland security concerns helped a small Tempebased technology company find a niche by aiding emergency response personnel who operate different types of radios communicate seamlessly with each other in disaster situations.

Arizona officials want to dramatically shift how they spend federal Homeland Security money — focusing more heavily on border enforcement and disaster preparation and away from buying vehicles and personal protection equipment for local police officers and firefighters.

Thieves looking to break into cars in downtown Mesa may want to think twice before they smash the glass. The Downtown Mesa Association is trying to convince local businesses to install cameras that could capture footage of criminal acts in the city’s one-mile city center.

If you saw one of Tom Parrella’s big black Suburbans on the road you probably wouldn’t guess that it’s really a mobile fortress for the rich, the famous or any other potential target of unwanted attention.

President Bush, appearing at a Paradise Valley resort at the foot of Camelback Mountain, authorized a Homeland Security Department funding bill Wednesday that features $1.2 billion for additional fences, technology and manpower along the U.S.-Mexico border.

IntelaSight, a start-up company that creates and operates security surveillance systems for business customers, is only two years old and has just 15 employees. But Mesa officials hope it will become an engine of future economic expansion in their city.

Mesa has asked for more than $2 million in Homeland Security Department grants to provide better protective equipment for personnel and improve city security.

January 24, 2005

Mesa has asked for more than $2 million in Homeland Security Department grants to provide better protective equipment for personnel and improve city security.

Scottsdale City Hall visitors can say farewell to the beeping metal detectors and electronic wands that have greeted them for the past 14 months.

Scottsdale City Hall visitors can say farewell to the beeping metal detectors and electronic wands that have greeted them for the past 14 months.

BAGHDAD - Falling oil prices will force Iraq to cut back on military spending, leaving questions about whether it can handle tasks such as protecting oil platforms in the Gulf once the American pullout is complete, a top U.S. commander said.

Welcome to City Hall — now empty your pockets and prepare for a security wand. All Scottsdale City Hall visitors, whether they are attending a City Council meeting, applying for a passport at the City Clerk’s Office or visiting a city employee, must first go through a metal detector while their personal belongings are scanned by an X-ray machine.

Welcome to City Hall — now empty your pockets and prepare for a security wand. All Scottsdale City Hall visitors, whether they are attending a City Council meeting, applying for a passport at the City Clerk’s Office or visiting a city employee, must first go through a metal detector while their personal belongings are scanned by an X-ray machine.

An airport-style security checkpoint may be returning to Scottsdale City Hall out of concern for potential "copycat" killers in the wake of several high-profile shootings around the country.