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. 

Aengus Anderson