Cochise Border Civil Defense Corps learns through trial, error
By Jonathon Shacat
Herald/Review

Published on Tuesday, December 11, 2007

BISBEE — The director of Cochise Border Civil Defense Corps learned lessons from a border watch that the group hosted for the first time for non-members.

A total of nearly 80 people turned out for the event that ran from Dec. 4 through Sunday, said Bill Davis, who is also the founder of the organization.
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The aim of the effort was to stand watch at posts in Cochise County and report illegal immigrant crossings to authorities. The majority of the participants were serious. In particular, he was pleased with the work of some people from places like Colorado and New Jersey.

But, Davis added, others were “phoniesâ€