Border ranchers with few options now have police radios
(AP) — Southern Arizona ranchers who often encounter drug smugglers now have a new way to get help in emergencies: sheriff-issued radios that connect them directly to 911 dispatchers.
John Ladd, whose family ranch sits along 10 miles of the international border, says the radios will come in handy when he's in remote parts of his ranch where there is a poor cellphone signal.