FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Coconino County sheriff’s deputies are being empowered to enforce Navajo Nation criminal and traffic laws on part of the Navajo reservation where a new tribal casino is located east of Flagstaff.
According to the Arizona Daily Sun (https://bit.ly/1eXjWaC ), tribal police will retain primary responsibility for law enforcement in the 405-acre area that includes the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort.
Under the agreement, suspects arrested by sheriff’s deputies will be held in Navajo Nation jails and prosecuted through the tribal courts.
The agreement approved by a Navajo Nation Council committee on Feb. 4 runs for 18 months and has an option for renewal.
The agreement is similar to agreements that the tribe has with several other law enforcement agencies and jurisdictions in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
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