When the blistering Arizona sun finally sets over Tucson's Sonoran Desert, the temperature drops-and the crime rises. Desert Law follows the high-intensity work of the Pima County Sheriff's Department-its patrol deputies, DUI unit, and night detectives.
In scorching Pima County, AZ, when the sun goes down, crime goes up and the Sheriff's Department must fight to keep the peace. Detective McLeod races after a hit and run driver and Deputy Stewart has surprising encounters with couples in parked cars.
In the unforgiving desert of Pima County, AZ, Deputy Pool tracks down a reckless driver whose run from the law sparks a pursuit involving multiple units, while Deputy Casillas finds himself in a tense standoff where every move counts.
Alcohol plus blistering heat make for a dangerous cocktail in Pima County, AZ. Deputy Tautimez Saavedra confronts a drunk driver threatening his neighbor with a handgun, while Deputy Pool finds a vehicle that may have been involved in a fatal hit and run.
As the Fourth of July weekend roasts Pima County, fireworks and tempers ignite. On his first July 4th shift, Deputy Cassels investigates an assault at a teen holiday party, while Deputy Allen recalls a foot chase through the desert.
In Pima County, AZ, the blistering desert heat leaves tempers short and drivers on edge. Deputy Pool arrests an alleged DUI speeder with kids in the car.
With Arizona having some of the loosest gun laws in the country, sheriff's deputies in Pima County constantly confront armed suspects. Deputy Reed deals with a pistol-packing argument at a supermarket checkout line.
In Pima County, AZ, deputies confront ongoing drug-related activity during their patrols. Deputies Stewart and Garza arrest a driver and uncover multiple syringes allegedly loaded with heroin.
The darkness of the nighttime desert in Pima County is the perfect cover for crime. Deputy Pool deals with a curious case of identity theft, while Deputy Carter clears up a high-speed crash into a cactus.
The burning summer is finally ending in Pima County, AZ, but crime doesn't stop. Detective McLeod responds to an attempted abduction, and Deputy McCall-Miller stops out with a drunk driver who refuses to admit he's crashed into a utility pole.
