Sheriff Mark Daniels highlights drone summit, $1.5M school security grant and holiday scam warnings
November 14, 2025 | Cochise County, Arizona
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Daniels, appearing on KWCD’s First Watch, said the summit is intended to “share their drone experiences” and to help local law enforcement adapt to rapidly changing technology. “Drones are a part of our life. They’re part of policing. They’re part of interdiction, and they’re also part of what the criminals use,” he said.
The sheriff also updated listeners on a $1,500,000 grant tied to the Navigate360 school-safety program that is being implemented across Cochise County. Daniels said a recent state audit raised no negative findings and installations continue: “We did everything by the book,” he said, calling the program a countywide effort to “help support and protect our kiddos and also our faculty and educators.”
Daniels described a separate recent law-enforcement result: investigators reopened a 1984 murder and arrested a suspect last week. He credited the Major Crimes team and the county attorney for piecing the case together and said the arrest reflects long-term investigative work.
As the holidays approach, Daniels warned residents about scams that often spike this time of year. He described calls about back taxes and a rising tactic in which an unmarked gift includes a QR code that, he said, is used to harvest information from a phone. “Never scan that QR code,” he said, advising anyone unsure about a call or message to call local law enforcement for verification.
Daniels also said he is meeting regularly with Customs and Border Protection leadership to improve interoperability between local sheriffs, Border Patrol and other federal partners. He described the coordination as a planned, recurring set of discussions to improve information-sharing.
The sheriff closed his segment with community notes—praising volunteers at Veterans Day events and the Sheriff’s Assist Team pancake breakfast—and urged listeners to report suspicious calls to law enforcement.
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