Driving an ATV through a playground while drunk. Submitting false timesheets. Using a police database for personal reasons. Attempted sexual assault. These were some of the reasons Arizona law enforcement officers were punished last week.
On March 19, the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board suspended or revoked the certifications of four former and current police officers and temporarily denied a recruit’s certification until August 2026.
Known as AZPOST, the board licenses all law enforcement officers in the state and is one of the few agencies in Arizona with the power to discipline police. The 12-member board includes Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, two rural sheriffs, Phoenix City Councilmember Kevin Robinson and Ryan Thornell, director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry…