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	<title>Crime &amp; Police Archives | Phoenix New Times</title>
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		<title>ICE suddenly decrowded packed Mesa facility before congressional visit</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:58:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Pinal County Attorney’s top investigator body-slammed Black teen</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:42:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Phoenix cops have killed 5 people so far in 2026. Here’s who they were</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Video: Phoenix cop kills barricaded suspect after tense stand-off</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:16:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Video: Phoenix cops kill man fleeing domestic violence call with rifle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:31:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Phoenix police unveil shiny new $136 million downtown headquarters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:08:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Video: Phoenix police officer kills man holding gun in middle of road</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:06:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Judge moves sheriff meetings online after someone flipped the bird</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:21:22 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/12/Jerry-Sheridan-Uniform.jpg" alt="jerry sheridan" />Someone was so bold as to flip off the man overseeing the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in a federal judge's courtroom.]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona guns are fueling a drug cartel war in Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:28:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Ex-Buckeye cop who choked and punched teen son faces investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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