First, Melvin was appaerntly forced out as Salt River Police Chief, then from Port Arthur, Texas. Now, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has hired Melvin.

Almost all of recommendations the committee is reviewing were made in response to high-profile incidents of bad publicity for Phoenix police.

A Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy caught in a lie made things worse by seeking out a tree stump to ram his patrol vehicle into — then lying again.

Seeking respite from the domestic violence shelter she had been staying at, Gamboa used a vacant for-sale home to take a shower and bathe her children.

“I say let’s go back to the firing squad,” he wrote about a prisoner’s execution. “Why don’t we sell tickets and give the proceeds to the family??”

Records depict Jones as an antagonistic braggadocio who once dragged a witness to a cemetery and threatened to put a bullet in a fellow officer’s head.

A former Phoenix police officer and ex-union leader who was caught on video slapping a handcuffed suspect was sentenced to one year of probation.

“I’m appreciating the acknowledgment that there will be some conflict, but we are all committed to being a part of the healing process.”

Phoenix police shot a man last night while responding to a call about someone firing shots into the air.

The family claims Phoenix police went after the wrong target in a botched raid, but police say Abdulaziz’s arrest was years in the making.

It’s not unusual for police officers involved in high-profile use-of-force incidents to face no consequences.

Meyer said he stored the gun in his cubicle and “claimed he returned the firearm … on June 7, 2018,” which was clearly not the case.