PHOENIX — After two months, 12News finally has a copy of the DPS investigation into the Round Valley Police Department’s policies and procedures.

The department serves the two towns of Springerville and Eagar in the White Mountains, about 4 and a half hours from the Valley. Both towns pay for the department, but Springerville manages it.

Both towns asked the Arizona Department of Public Safety to conduct a "policies and procedures" review, but did not disclose the subject of the investigation until now.

Initially, town officials said they were not allowed to release the report, then the town's mayor claimed the town didn't have the report. Finally, the town's attorneys told 12News the report was not a public record.

Wednesday morning, both DPS and the Town of Springerville delivered th

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