Tribal Police Will be Able to Make Arrests on Federal Charges

By Monday more than 50 tribal police officers from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and Tohono O’odham Nation may have earned special law enforcement certificates that will allow them to enforce federal laws on Indian reservations, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. 

The officers are about to complete a three-day training program with the BIA and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona. Pending the successful completion of an exam being given today, the officers will be able to make arrests on federal charges, including federal misdemeanors and felony violations.