Crime & Police

Last week, Jessica Bueno told Phoenix New Times she’d still “show up authentically as myself.” But not literally, it seems.

Michael Sullivan was hired as interim police chief in 2022 and had been vying for the permanent job.

Jessica Bueno used her house as collateral to spring Xanadu Coffee owner Randall Denton from jail. She explains why.

Randall Denton pleaded guilty to attempted child sex trafficking after trying to pay a 14-year-old – really a cop – for sex.

In March, Arizona cops were suspended for drunk-driving an ATV, submitting false time sheets and attempted sexual assault.

Three officers involved in the beating of Tyron McAlpin were given “24-hour unpaid suspensions” on Tuesday.

The city received 340 questions from residents but asked mostly vanilla ones to the men vying to lead the troubled department.

Bissonnette was left bloodied after intervening in an argument at a Scottsdale restaurant in November.

The state said Gunches’ killing by lethal injection went smoothly. Even if it did, experts doubt it was painless.

The fourth person to die after a run-in with Phoenix cops this year, video appears to show Dominic Gracia firing at officers.

Pike’s body was discovered last month. She’s the latest victim in an epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

David Garcia was the third person to die after a run-in with Phoenix cops this year. There has since been a fourth.

Of the 424 Phoenix employees who made more than $200,000 last year, nearly 60% worked for the police department.

Former Sgt. Andres Angulo allegedly screwed his way around the department, with one tryst ending in assault charges.

Sheriff Joe can’t seem to win public office, so an honorary Italian dukedom will have to do.

Brian Anderson knee-caps politicians for work. He also helped nab a Trump pardon for accused drug trafficker Ross Ulbricht.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says the overdoses are unrelated to halting the scanning officers for contraband.

Two hours before his first meeting with citizens, Sheriff Jerry Sheridan tried to wriggle out of it because of protests.

Police say Christopher Phillips aimed a gun at an officer, but bodycam footage showed he was fleeing when a cop killed him.

Turrell Clay struggled to breathe after his arrest. He later died during emergency surgery. What happened between is unknown.

After four years, the U.S. Department of Justice probe into Phoenix cops is likely toast with little reform to show for it.

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