Kleinman, Dave
This interview was recorded on January 24th, 2023 in Tucson, Arizona. It covers the following themes:
b. 1959
Childhood in New York and Florida. First impressions of Tucson and Bisbee in 1980.
Tucson area trails, hiking, and backpacking in the 1980s.
Tucson’s fine dining scene in the 1980s. Las Campanas de las Catalinas. Scordados.
Studying firefighting at Rural/Metro and EMT training at Pima College in the 1980s.
Joining DPS as patrol officer in 1984. Experience working in Dateland, AZ.
Return to Tucson in 1987 and experience in DPS motorcycle unit. Inter-agency cooperation. Oracle Road. Distracted driving.
Changing attitudes towards drunk driving during the 1980s.
A few words on the role of Arizona DPS in the Miracle Valley conflict of 1982.
Red squirrel protests at the Mt. Graham International Observatory.
Becoming an instructor at the Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy in 1994.
Cultural changes in law enforcement, community perceptions of police, decline in public civility.
Work for DPS air rescue from 1994 to 2001.
DPS SWAT team. Police and public armament.
2004 Lewis Prison hostage crisis.
Special investigations for DPS: auto sale fraud, gambling, voting fraud, investigating police officers in other agencies.
A brief stint with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department helicopter program in 2012.
The Arizona Office of Child Welfare Investigations in 2014.
Work as a Special Deputy US Marshall for the federal court in Tucson, 2014-2022.
Changes in law enforcement across Kleinman’s career: recruitment, use of force.