Glendale Police Department

The Goldwater Institute takes aim at Sheriff Joe Arpaio; MCSO flack Paul Chagolla spars with KPNX.

FROM THE BIG HOUSE TO GOD'S HOUSE

HE HELPED MASTERMIND A MAJOR GOLD FRAUD IN FLORIDA. SO WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING AT A CHURCH IN GLENDALE

CUSTODIANS OF DEATHBEYOND THE PAIL WITH THE GRIM REAPER'S SCRUB TEAM

HE HELPED MASTERMIND A MAJOR GOLD FRAUD IN FLORIDA. SO WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING AT A CHURCH IN GLENDALE

Bad Blood

A Glendale gang has it in for the son of a Hispanic police sergeant. Unfortunately, the gang consists of police officers.

Copping an Attitude

Public complaints about racism have created firestorms of recrimination at the Glendale police department. Is psychological counseling a remedy for the conflict -- or retaliation against officers who spoke out?

Glendale's Witness-Protection Program

Public complaints about racism have created firestorms of recrimination at the Glendale police department. Is psychological counseling a remedy for the conflict -- or retaliation against officers who spoke out?

Thrust and Parry

When a Tempe cop was accused of a brutal sexual assault on an ASU student, the City of Tempe responded with an assault on the state's public-records law

The National Center for Missing Adults’ Funding Was Slashed by the Feds, but Volunteers Are Keeping It Alive

When a Tempe cop was accused of a brutal sexual assault on an ASU student, the City of Tempe responded with an assault on the state's public-records law

Gone Missing

It may be the end of the road for the Phoenix-based Center for Missing Adults

Noise in the 'Hood

Good listeners make bad neighbors

The Case of the Grim Tweaker

Officer Dave Uribe's murder made no sense, until detectives made the killer as a doper bent on shooting a cop

This Week's Day-by-day Picks

Officer Dave Uribe's murder made no sense, until detectives made the killer as a doper bent on shooting a cop

Cause Celeb

After years of wildly blasting the Chandler power structure, self-proclaimed civil rights advocate Ramon Gomez now finds himself under attack

ODOR IN THE COURT

IT TOOK COURAGE FOR THE DEAF GIRL TO ALLEGE RAPE. SHE WAS REWARDED WITH AN UNPREPARED PROSECUTOR WHO BUNGLED THE CASE.

Hot Links: Tent City's Birthday, Party Crews, and Taser Sales

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will celebrate the 16th anniversary of Tent City today. The planned fete includes a hot dog barbecue and an ice cream social for inmates. Arpaio says the 1,000 hot dogs and the ice cream were donated...Police arrested 48 people at a house party near 32nd avenue ... More >>

Three Busted in Valley iPhone Thefts; If They Need a Lawyer, Not to Worry -- There's an App. For That

www.gizmodo.com​Authorities in seven Arizona cities have been looking for the people responsible for the theft of hundreds of iPhones and other expensive cell phones over the past few months. Today, the Glendale Police Department announced that it has arrested three people in connection with the t ... More >>

Hot Links: Burglars, Sexting, and Settlements

​Police in Glendale are warning the community about burglars posing as neighbors. They say they've connected a string of burglaries in Phoenix and Glendale to two men, whom police say go to houses and pose as new neighbors or previous residents to get inside. After asking to use the bathroom or ge ... More >>

Death Valley: Woman Fatally Shot in Glendale; May Have Been Jogging at Time

Google Street View of the intersection at 73rd and Donald, where the victim was found.​ Glendale Police are investigating an early-morning shooting that left a woman dead, and appealing to the public for help in identifying the woman and finding her assailant. Details are sketchy at this po ... More >>

Hot Links: Hells Angels, Structural Damage, and Luggage Theft

​An Arizona ATF agent who infiltrated the Hells Angels has won a civil complaint against the ATF. The agent, Jay Dobyns, says that his bosses failed to protect him after he received death threats from the notorious motorcycle club. But federal lawyers have filed a counterclaim against Dobyns, alle ... More >>

Oakland Raiders Fans in Prime Form at Cardinals Game; 49 People Ejected, 20 Arrested at Uof P Stadium

Twenty people were arrested and 49 others ejected from Sunday's football game at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Most were Raiders fans, according to posts on a football Web forum. ​Oakland Raiders followers lived up to their reputation on Sunday as some of the rowdiest punks in footbal ... More >>

Hot Mess at the DPS: A Party-Loving DPS Pilot Was Fired After His Bitter Ex-Lover Complains to Her Daddy — Now the Agency's Director

Twenty people were arrested and 49 others ejected from Sunday's football game at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Most were Raiders fans, according to posts on a football Web forum. ​Oakland Raiders followers lived up to their reputation on Sunday as some of the rowdiest punks in footbal ... More >>

Peoria Woman Missing Since Wednesday Found Dead In Glendale. Cops Thinking Murder

Maria Chagolla​Last week, we told you about 50-year-old Maria Delores Chagolla, who had been reported missing by her family last Wednesday. We're sad to report that Chagolla was found dead in her SUV last night.Residents in a neighborhood near 83rd and Glendale Avenues called the Glendale Police D ... More >>

Maria Chagolla Death: Son Arrested for Murder

Police say Dominic Chagolla murdered his own mother.​Two days after her body was found dead in her SUV in Glendale, the son of Maria Chagolla has been arrested for her murder.Dominic Anthony Chagolla, 32, was arrested yesterday after police say they found evidence that linked him to the murder.Mar ... More >>

Dominic Chagolla, Accused of Stabbing Own Mother in Eyes, a Bit of a Mama's Boy, Court Records Show

www.kaboodle.com​As we reported earlier, yesterday, the son of a Peoria woman found dead in her car over the weekend was arrested for his mother's murder. We've received some new details about the murder, and the suspect, 32-year-old Dominic Chagolla -- who, it turns out, is a big-time mama's boy. ... More >>

Glendale Man Shot in Front of Home; Suspect Still on Loose

​The Glendale Police Department is actively searching for the person responsible for shooting a man in front of his house last night.About 8 p.m. yesterday, 9-1-1 dispatchers received several calls reporting gunshots were fired near 53rd Avenue and Greenway Road.

Glendale Man Shot in Front of Home Last Night Dies From Injuries; Suspect Still Loose

​A Glendale man who was shot in front of his home last night has died from his injuries, the Glendale Police Department announced this afternoon.The man's family has not yet been notified, so the Glendale PD hasn't released his identity but say they are treating the shooting as a homicide.About 8 ... More >>

Wanted: Person Who Threw Glendale Teen From Car

Anita Munoz​The Glendale Police Department wants the public's help in tracking down the person who they say either threw or pushed a 16-year-old girl from a car Wednesday night.The girl, Anita Munoz, a sophomore at Independence High School in Glendale, was thrown from a car about 7 p.m. Wednesday ... More >>

Luke Air Force Base Stabbing Deaths Ruled Murder-Suicide

​The bizarre deaths of two people at Luke Air Force Base over the weekend has been ruled a murder-suicide, authorities announced this morning.The bodies of Gaudioso Gamilla, 62, and Vilma Gamilla, 61, were found stabbed to death inside the base's post office Sunday night after their son, who lives ... More >>

County Attorney's Office Explains Not Charging Former Cop Christopher Balmaceda With Sexual Abuse

​Despite the fact that police recommended that former Glendale cop Christopher Balmaceda be charged with one count of sexual abuse and four counts of luring a minor for sexual exploitation for allegedly sending inappropriate text messages to teenage girls -- kissing and touching one of them -- the ... More >>

Amber Alert Issued For Missing 5-Year-Old Jahessye Shockley

Glendale Police DepartmentJahessye Shockley, 5, was last seen at a Glendale Apartment Complex last night.​The Glendale Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for a 5-year-old girl who was last seen at an apartment complex near 6800 North 45th Avenue.According to the Glendale P.D., the girl, J ... More >>

Jahessye Shockley, Missing Glendale 5-Year-Old, Still Missing -- 40 Hours Later

Glendale Police Department Jahessye Shockley, 5, has been missing for nearly 40 hours.​Jahessye Shockley, the missing 5-year-old Glendale girl, has now been missing for roughly 40 hours, and investigators continue to search for the young girl. Authorities have expanded the search for Shock ... More >>

Amber Alert For 5-Year-Old Jahessye Shockley Called Off. Police NOT Searching Landfill

​The Amber Alert for missing Glendale 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley has been called off more than two days after her disappearance, as investigators move into the second phase of their investigation.Additionally, police are not searching a nearby landfill, as other news outlets have reported (ABC 1 ... More >>

Has National Media Ignored Disappearance of Jahessye Shockley Because "She is a Little Black Kid?"

Glendale Police DepartmentDoes the national media not care about Jahessye Shockley because she's black?​The disappearance of 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley is now officially a race issue following some comments made by her grandmother, Shirley Johnson, yesterday.Johnson's upset by the lack of covera ... More >>

Jahessye Shockley's Mother: "I Want to Talk to Jan Brewer." Continues to Bash Glendale P.D., CPS

James KingJerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley, went to the State Capitol today to criticize the Glendale Police Department.​The Glendale Police Department tells New Times its investigation into the disappearance of 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley is its "number on priori ... More >>

Jahessye Shockley Disappearance Featured on America's Most Wanted; Investigators Remain Optimistic

Glendale Police DepartmentJahessye Shockley's been missing for more than three weeks.​It's been more than three weeks since 5-year-old Jahessye Shockley was reported missing, and her case has finally begun to get the attention of the national media -- the same national media the girl's grandmother ... More >>

Jahessye Shockley, 5, Still Missing -- One Month Later

Jahessye Shockley was reported missing on October 11.​Today marks one month since 5-year-old Glendale girl Jahessye Shockley was reported missing by her family, and police are no closer to finding her.Shockley, police say, wandered away from siblings -- who were caring for her at her family's apa ... More >>

Missing 5-Year-Old Jhessye Shockley's Mother Arrested by Glendale P.D.

James KingJerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, has been taken into police custody.​The mother of a 5-year-old Glendale girl who's been missing for over a month reportedly has been arrested.Jerice Hunter, the mother of Jhessye Shockley -- who was last seen on October 11 ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Not Likely to Be Found Alive, Glendale PD Says. Mother Arrested for Child Abuse "Directly Related" to Disappearance

Jerice Hunter was arrested for child abuse "directly related" to the disappearance of her daughter Jhessye, who's been missing for over a month.​The Glendale Police Department confirmed this afternoon that Jerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, has been arrested for chil ... More >>

Jerice Hunter Told Other Children to Lie About Jhessye Shockley Disappearance; Kept 5-Year-Old in Closet Before Reporting Her Missing

Jerice Hunter cleaned her apartment with bleach days before reporting her 5-year-old daughter missing.​Glendale police announced yesterday that they don't expect to find missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley alive, and now we know why: it appears her mother, Jerice Hunter, who was arrested yesterday ... More >>

Jerice Hunter, Mother Suspected in Disappearance of 5-Year-Old Jhessye Shockley, Released From Jail

MCSOJerice Hunter is a free woman...for now.​Jerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley -- who is suspected in the girl's disappearance -- has been released from jail.Hunter, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says, was released about 10:40 a.m today.Jerry Cobb, spokesman f ... More >>

Jerice Hunter, Mom Eyed in Disappearance of 5-Year-Old Jhessye Shockley, Has an Attorney. Meet Scott Maasen

www.KPHO.comValley attorney Scott Maasen will represent Jerice Hunter.​A Valley attorney -- best known for representing an escort who accused baseball villain Albert Belle of stalking her in 2006 -- has been recruited to represent Jerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.At ... More >>

Jerice Hunter Attorney: Timing of Hunter's Arrest "Real Fishy;" Says Community's Heart Should Be With Hunter

www.KPHO.comJerice Hunter's attorney, Scott Maasen.​As we reported yesterday, Jerice Hunter, the Glendale mom eyed in the disappearance of her missing 5-year-old daughter, Jhessye Shockley, has hired an attorney after getting thrown in jail -- and then released without charges being filed against ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Glendale Police Won't Search Landfill For Girl's Remains

Jhessye Shockley was reported missing on October 11. The last time she was seen alive was September 22.​The Glendale Police Department says it no longer plans to search a city landfill for the remains of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, who was reported missing nearly two months ago.Glendale S ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Thrown in Tempe Trash Can; Case Now a Homicide Investigation, Glendale Police Say

The body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley was thrown in a trash can in Tempe, Glendale police now say.​The Glendale Police Department says it now believes that the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley was thrown in a trash can in Tempe and may be in a landfill just south of the Valley.Glendal ... More >>

Glendale Police to Search Landfill For Body of Missing 5-Year-Old Jhessye Shockley

Glendale PDJhessye Shockley was reported missing on October 11. Police suspect her mother killed her and threw her body in a trash can.​The Glendale Police Department says it will move forward with plans to search a landfill south of Phoenix for the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, who's been ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Police to Start Searching Landfill For Body February 6

Glendale Police DepartmentGlendale police suspect the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley is in a landfill south of the Valley.​Glendale police announced this morning that investigators will start searching a landfill south of the Valley for the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley on Febru ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Search Of Landfill For 5-Year-Old's Body Starts Today

Glendale Police DepartmentGlendale police suspect the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley is in a landfill south of the Valley.​Authorities have begun searching a landfill south of the Valley for the remains of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.Shockley was reported missing in October. Glendale ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Search Of Landfill Continues, Photos Released

Glendale Police DepartmentAuthorities are currently searching a landfill for the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.​Authorities this morning continued their search of a landfill south of the Valley, where they believe they might find the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.The landfill s ... More >>

Burned Body Found In Desert; Suspects Daniel and Jennifer Griffith Arrested

Glendale Police DepartmentDaniel Griffith​The Glendale Police Department has arrested two people they believe are responsible for the death of a person found burned in the desert near the White Tanks Mountains early this morning.The body has not yet been identified.Glendale police were contacted y ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Documents Found Dated Around Time Girl Went Missing

Glendale Police DepartmentThe search is still on for the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.​The search of the landfill where police believe they may find the the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley continues into week two with no sign of the girl, as police say today that nothing related ... More >>