Glendale School Shooting Victims Revealed in Tweets and Photos

Many questions remain in last week’s tragic murder-suicide at Glendale’s Independence High School that left two 15-year-old girls dead, including who pulled the trigger. The bodies of Dorothy Dutiel and May Kieu were found near an administration building on Friday morning, prompting a security lockdown and early release. Glendale police…

Hard-Working Robber Hit 36 Phoenix-Area Stores in Seven Weeks

An Ohio man who claims he was stealing to feed his family is accused of holding up 36 Phoenix-area convenience stores and gas stations in the past seven weeks. From December 20 to February 9, federal court records show, Anthony Wayne Hamilton, who’s 25 or 26, threatened victims repeatedly in…

Arizona Priest Arrested in 1960 Texas Beauty Queen Murder

A former priest suspected of killing a second-grade school teacher in 1960 has been arrested in Scottsdale and officially charged with murder.  The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department’s Criminal Apprehension and Surveillance Team, coordinating with two Texas agencies, the Texas Rangers and the Hidalgo County District Attorney’s Office, detained John Feit…

Arizona DCS Director’s Qualifications Targeted By Lawmakers

A group of Arizona lawmakers are using a new bill to take aim at the educational and leadership qualifications of Greg McKay, director of the Department of Child Safety. House Bill 2662 spells out new minimum requirements for the position — none of which McKay satisfies — that will limit…

Mayor Greg Stanton Calls for All Phoenix Cops to Wear Body Cameras

If Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton gets his way, all police officers in the city will be outfitted with body-worn cameras within the next three years.  In a joint statement with Councilwoman Thelma Williams, Stanton said he is officially asking City Manager Ed Zuercher to include the funding for such a…

Mesa Police Kill Woman During Asperger Meltdown

Two Mesa police officers who shot and killed a 24-year-old woman with Asperger’s syndrome have been placed on administrative leave while officials investigate, it was announced today. “We don’t know at this point why they made the decision to go lethal,” police spokesman Esteban Flores told reporters. Three officers went…

Troublemaking Teens Busted in Tempe Car Shootings

Two trouble-making teens from a Tempe trailer park stand accused of nearly killing passengers in two cars with rifle fire. Ivan Dominguez, 18, and an unnamed 15-year-old were arrested and booked into jail on Thursday night in connection with the crime. Detective zeroed in on the boys one day after…

Bullets Hit Two Cars in Tempe Shooting

An unknown shooter targeted two cars randomly on a Tempe street on Wednesday night, Tempe police say, injuring no one but sparking a call to the public for information. The shootings come several months after Governor Doug Ducey famously tweeted “We got him!” following the arrest of a suspect accused…

Phoenix Cop Gets 60 Days in Jail for Having Sex With a Minor

Justin LaClere, 33, was sentenced to 60 days in jail for “luring a minor for sexual exploitation,” a class 3 felony, and “sexual conduct with a minor,” a class 6 felony — charges that often carry a two- to seven-year sentence. A seven-year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department, LaClere…

New Year’s Eve DUI Checkpoints In Metro Phoenix

If there’s ever a time to put on your fancy clothes, pop that bubbly, and hit the town, it’s tonight: New Year’s Eve. If there’s ever a time to take an Uber, a Lyft, a taxi — or a bus or a train or a flying carpet – it’s tonight:…

2015 Was a Rough Year for Kids in Arizona’s Child Welfare System

2015 has not been a good year for Arizona’s most-vulnerable population: kids in the child welfare system. In early February, without much explanation, newly appointed Governor Doug Ducey fired Charles Flanagan, director of Arizona’s Department of Child Safety, and in his place, installed Greg McKay, a police officer who headed the…