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betty guardado

Royal Inn, alleged prostitution den, is closed. Neighbors are relieved

By Zach BuchananSeptember 25, 2024

“Now, it’s going to be nice and calm,” one neighbor said after the FBI seized the hotel Tuesday morning.

One woman holds a t-shirt spread out while another woman speaks with a man and a woman standing behind them.

Tre James gets life sentence for murder of Navajo woman Jamie Yazzie

By TJ L'HeureuxSeptember 24, 2024

Five years after Yazzie went missing – and a year after James was found guilty – Yazzie’s family finally gets closure.

body-cam footage showing a handcuffed old woman from behind next to a sheriff's deputy

Ex-sheriff’s deputy investigated for handcuffing 82-year-old woman

By TJ L'HeureuxSeptember 5, 2024

The Arizona Police Officer Standards and Training Board also suspended cops accused of domestic abuse and driving drunk.

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Requesting police body-cam footage in Arizona? It could cost thousands

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorSeptember 4, 2024

A 2023 Arizona law allows police to charge up to $46 per hour of body-cam footage, leading to big public records bills.

a phoenix police officer, seen from behind, holding a riot shield

DOJ: If Phoenix rejects a consent decree to fix its police, we’ll sue

By Morgan FischerAugust 30, 2024

“We have authority to sue,” one Department of Justice attorney said Thursday, “and we’ve used it.”

a man in surveillance footage walking with his hands raised

Phoenix cops kill man suspected of firing at group of people

By Morgan FischerAugust 28, 2024

Before the shooting, footage showed Imani Jackson walking away from police with his hands up and no visible weapon on him.

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a drone on top of a building

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.

A phone with a text from "phoenix police"

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.

Security footage of a man in a hallway

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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shelves of fireworks

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.

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