Arizona Rangers is..?
Though I am no longer a Ranger. Here is some history about the Rangers yesterday and now.
The rapid spread of civilization through the Southwest in the early 1900's made it increasingly difficult for the outlaw to accomplish his crimes in the first place and then to escape detection and apprehension.
While some of the criminals continued to operate as lone wolves and others work in bands, certain isolated areas of the Southwest - by reason of their location - tended to become gathering points for outlaws. Frequently there was a sort of loose organization among those who gathered in a given area and sometimes the organizational setup became so well formed as to constitute a gang.
It was for the purpose of ridding Arizona of such individual criminals and criminal gangs that the Arizona Rangers were created. Their objectives were to hunt down and capture the lone wolves and members of the gangs, to clear the areas in which criminals congregated and make them safe for settlement by law abiding citizens and to discourage the riffraff of the rest of the country to seek refuse in Arizona.
And now...........
The Rangers also acted as a state police force to help enforce law when local authority was overtaxed. And they supplemented the activities of the then inadequate United States Border patrol.
All Arizona Rangers are trained to be "first responders" at accident scenes, (with or without HAZMAT implications), or to assist involved law enforcement or Emergency Medical Services personnel, as required.
Arizona Rangers are, at a minimum, expected to possess the skills necessary to protect the public, while maintaining order at public and private events. Operating in pairs, Arizona Rangers must be keenly trained in self-defense and in enforcing city ordinances, or the rules and regulations of its community customers.
We are trained in Firearms Safety, Traffic Control, First-Aid, CPR, OC (Pepper) Spray, Handcuffing, Radio Procedures, Arizona Rangers Ethics, Weapons Retention, Report Writing, and a variety of other basic and advanced subject areas.
Increasingly, Arizona Rangers are required to assist resource-poor law enforcement agencies. Therefore, in addition to our normal training in security, traffic and crowd control, "street survival," and marksmanship, we have acquired advanced training in areas such as High-Risk Vehicle Stops, Clandestine Drug Laboratories, weapons use, and use of the collapsible baton.
Community Service
Chartered for public service, particularly for our children. the Arizona Rangers are often deployed in community or private events.
Show Low Police Department Assists
Called out by SLPD Dispatch personnel, or by police supervisors, the Arizona Rangers are frequently called on to "stretch" the manpower of the police department.
NCSO Special Operations
Frequently deployed under the auspices of the CCSO Special Operations Division, the Arizona Rangers assist Sheriff's Deputies in the performance of various duties
DUI Task Force
Commanded by the Navajo County Sheriff's Office, the Eastern Arizona DUI Task Force is comprised of all local police agencies, the Arizona DPS, and the Arizona Rangers
Search and Rescue
Few of the Arizona Ranger are trained for search and rescue, I was one of the few.
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