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Scottsdale police have a new first responder, and it’s a drone

By Morgan FischerAugust 27, 2024

The drone, which cost more than $300,000, will launch remotely and reach emergency scenes in as few as 85 seconds.

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Calling 911? Phoenix police will now text you updates when you hang up

By TJ L'HeureuxAugust 7, 2024

Police say the new tool, developed by SPIDR Tech, allows callers to receive real-time information on their cases.

A man in a face mask speaking in front of a screen

This ‘Nazi Hunter’ taught Phoenix veterans to fight domestic extremism

By TJ L'HeureuxJuly 29, 2024

Kristofer Goldsmith founded Task Force Butler to expose hate groups. In July, he taught Valley veterans how to do it, too.

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Cameron Payne in a Suns jersey

How ex-Suns player Cam Payne’s 911 call ended in his own arrest

By Zach BuchananJuly 19, 2024

Police responded to a June call from the NBA guard at his Scottsdale home, arresting him when he allegedly gave a fake name.

donald trump, bloodied face and surrounded by secret service members

Gunshots fired at Donald Trump: What Arizona politicians are saying

By Zach BuchananJuly 13, 2024

Several gunshots were fired at the former president, who left a Pennsylvania rally with a bloodied ear but is reportedly safe.

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Former election worker charged with felonies in 3 thefts

By Zach BuchananJuly 9, 2024

Walter Ringfield is accused of thefts at the county elections department, the state legislature and the Phoenix Art Museum.

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Defused: Chandler police seize $10,000 of illegal fireworks

By TJ L'HeureuxJuly 2, 2024

Not all fireworks are legal, and Valley police departments have been cracking down.

Opioid bottles

Arizona woman gets 11.5 years for murder after baby’s fentanyl death

By TJ L'HeureuxJuly 1, 2024

Gabrielle Marshall’s son died after getting into her fentanyl-laced opiates. She’d previously been investigated for neglect.

a woman speaks into a microphone at a podium

Peoria cop who resigned after internal investigation gets license back

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 28, 2024

The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board revoked Danielle Trouton’s license in January but restored it in June.

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Phoenix police Chief Michael Sullivan

After damning DOJ report, Phoenix gives police chief new contract

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 27, 2024

Following the release of a damning probe into Phoenix police by the Justice Department, the city’s top cop gets a new deal.

The interior of the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center

Stop the steal? Maricopa County election worker arrested for theft

By Jen Fifield | VotebeatJune 24, 2024

Walter Ringfield Jr. is accused of taking keys and a security fob that can access ballot tabulation machines.

Rachel Mitchell holding a microphone

Rachel Mitchell ducked a GOP county attorney debate. We re-created it

By Stephen LemonsJune 21, 2024

The Maricopa County Attorney said she missed primary debates due to “scheduling conflicts.” Unopposed, her rival attacked.

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Rachel Mitchell

All the falsehoods in Rachel Mitchell’s new border campaign ad

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 18, 2024

The Maricopa County Attorney talks big about the border in her new ad. A fact-check turns up a problem: That’s not her job.

Body-cam footage showing two arms holding a gun on a blurred-out person who is laying on the ground next to a motorcycle.

Phoenix cops kill suspected motorcycle thief during shootout

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 17, 2024

Police shot Joshua Main on June 2 after he allegedly stole a bike and raised a gun at officers.

Cameron Payne in a Suns jersey

Former Suns player Cam Payne arrested in Scottsdale

By Zach BuchananJune 14, 2024

Payne was charged with making a false report and refusing to identify himself, both misdemeanors.

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Body-cam footage of a gloved police officer choking someone whose face is blurred

Severe violations: What the DOJ found in its Phoenix police probe

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 13, 2024

A Justice Department probe found police discriminate by race, use excessive force and trample the rights of homeless people.

A wheel of a bicycle sits near a handgun on concrete.

Phoenix cop shoots, kills man stopped for bicycle light infraction

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 12, 2024

Police said Sergio Francisco Alvarez shot an officer struggling to subdue him, though body-cam footage captured little of it.

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Phoenix cop kills homicide suspect during 30-second shootout, chase

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 3, 2024

The May 16 killing was captured in body-cam footage – almost all of it silent – released by Phoenix police last week.

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A screenshot from body cam footage showing a police officer's hands gripping a handgun.

Phoenix cop fires 29 times, kills man in rolling shootout

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 28, 2024

A Phoenix police officer shot and killed Christopher Taveras on May 7. City cops have killed six other men this year.

Sex, lies and no probable cause: Probes start on 5 Arizona cops

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 22, 2024

The state board that certifies law enforcement officers opened misconduct investigations into cops at four agencies.

Eric Todd Bell mugshot

Man who sexually assaulted ASU student gets 40 years in prison

By Stephen LemonsMay 14, 2024

In April, a jury convicted Eric Todd Bell on six counts in the 2021 assault. He acted as his own lawyer.

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police officer

Violent, creepy cops: 22 Arizona police officers punished so far in 2024

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 6, 2024

The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board has investigated 25 cops for misconduct this year. Here’s what it found.

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