Arizona Highway Patrol getting first female commander

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Highway Patrol is getting its first female commander.
The state Department of Public Safety says Maj. Jenna Mitchell on Saturday will be promoted to lieutenant colonel and become the department’s assistant director for the Highway Patrol Division.
The department said in a statement Wednesday that Mitchell is a 26-year veteran who started with the agency in 1993 and has since held positions in the Agency Support, Criminal Investigations and Highway Patrol di