Crime & Police

Clarence Dixon’s lawyers have argued that his history of mental illness should disqualify him from the death penalty.

“It’s a scandal,” said Lola N’sangou, executive director of advocacy group Mass Liberation Arizona. “And [Williams] is leaving right in the middle, while she’s on the hot seat.”

Phoenix police chief Jeri Williams will retire “sometime this summer.”

Clarence Dixon’s fate is in the hands of the courts.

Recently, Phoenix cops have faced discipline for using a baby voice to mock a suspect, drunkenly telling casino security staff they had “jurisdiction over the whole West Coast,” and fist fighting on duty.

Attorneys for a man slated to be executed next month argued that Arizona’s clemency board was unlawfully stacked with former cops. A judge dismissed their lawsuit.

A board that can decide the fate of people on death row is stacked, illegally, with former cops, a new lawsuit argues.

Extortion and romance and fraud, oh my! Arizona seniors were scammed out of more than $27 million last year, mostly by other, younger Arizonans.

No officers responded to Schroeder’s threats. Until Schroeder called again, eight minutes later, saying: “Come get the body.”

Arizona has not carried out the death penalty since the gruesome botched execution of Joseph Wood eight years ago.

Alt-right “journalist” Jordan Conradson isn’t old enough to drink or smoke, but he did manage to get himself tossed in the slammer on Sunday after injuring his girlfriend in her home.

Ronald Kerzaya remained on the Tempe Police Department force even after he held a Black hotel worker at gunpoint as he searched for a white suspect. He has since lost his license to hold a badge and gun.

New research suggests the coronavirus pandemic transformed the Tempe Police Department more than the killing of George Floyd did.

More catalytic converters are stolen in Arizona than in 41 other states, according to a report this week from State Farm.

Udofia was remembered as a “gentle giant,” and beloved friend by friends and family members after his death.

In the days since a break-in left Phoenix’s beloved Mystery Castle in disarray, staff say they have seen an “outpouring” of support from the community.

Highway hackers in North Phoenix hit Interstate 17 again. This time, they’ve got a message for Vladimir Putin.

An electronic highway message board in Phoenix was hacked with a profane message for motorists.

Phoenix police now immediately begin the process of purchasing and implementing a drone program.

One woman in Estrella Jail testified that she had not been provided a vaccine for months, even though she was high-risk for complications.

One Arizona judge ordered a jury trial over an excessive force on protesters case in Phoenix during an era when the police department is under more scrutiny than ever.

Arizona lawmakers proposed legislation which would create an independent agency to oversee investigations of police misconduct when civilians are shot by law enforcement.