On Saturday, Dec.18, the entire staff of the Granite Shoals Police Department gathered to hold its annual Christmas party and awards ceremony. Each year officers that have gone above and beyond expectation are recognized in front of their peers by command staff.

What’s Christmas season without the spirit of giving? The Granite Shoals Police Department and the Granite Shoals Fire Department are holding Operation Fill the Boat. Their boats are out in front of their stations waiting to be filled with new unwrapped toys and gifts up to age 15.

Granite Shoals officials will update the municipality’s personnel policy, including pandemic-related time off, to maintain compliance with state law after two legislative bills were signed into law recently.

Granite Shoals police apprehended a man wanted on drug charges after an officer identified the subject by license plate number and physical appearance, according to a press release from the Granite Shoals Police Department.

Granite Shoals police and fire officials oversaw active shooter and school emergency training exercises throughout the day on July 22. Several law enforcement and other emergency vehicles were staged around the campus, and motorists and nearby residents noticed audible bangs from firearms shooting blank rounds, participants shouting commands and saw smoke connected to the emergency response scenarios. Photos by Kim Green The Highlander

The Granite Shoals City Council approved a five-year contract to improve the quality of the police department’s non-lethal force options. The $38,000 commitment with Axon Enterprise will supply 12 conducted energy weapons (CEW) — commonly known as TASERs® to the Granite Shoals Police Department.

Granite Shoals honored those who have served their country in its Armed Forces at the annual Veterans Celebration on Friday, Nov. 6, at Quarry Park, 2221 N. Phillips Ranch Road. The event kicked off at 11:30 a.m. with a hot dog lunch and Police Chief Gary Boshears called those gathered to assemble at 12:20 p.m. The colors were presented by at 12:30 p.m. ... Find the rest of the story in the Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 issue of The Highlander.