2009 … Serial Shooters: convicted … border violence summit brings Washington to the valley … Officer Shane Figueroa memorialized during National Police Week in nation's capital … Sky Harbor luggage caper …cop killer extradited from Mexico to Phoenix …valley Liberian community in headlines after alleged rape of young girl … a police precinct and sub-station become operational … U.S. presidential visits require PPD protection … divers find body in canal … a police chief"s face etched in grief as he presents yet another flag to a police widow and her children … promotions … retirements …celebration and honor.
"A picture is worth a 1,000 words.” It’s an old Chinese proverb that rings true with every click of a photographer’s camera. As a photographer, my camera has found its way into police-related scenes and occasions this past year that span the most horrific to the most heart-warming; unbearable sadness to giddy, lighthearted humor. Ours is indeed a unique world—evident in this slideshow highlighting the faces and places we found ourselves during 2009.