Crime & Police

A new lawsuit blasts the practices of Phoenix police’s “lethal” tactical units.

“It really goes contrary to the spirit of the job.”

A board that can revoke officers’ law enforcement certifications has reopened Brian Thatcher’s case.

Five months after Pamela Cooper’s death, the dispatchers’ union says little has changed for 911 operators in the city.

The reports reveal highly questionable conduct by low and high-ranking police officials.

The Phoenix police department, the police union president claimed Monday, “already keeps officers accountable.”

Arizona state Senator Tony Navarrete is accused of sexually abusing a boy for years.

The probe will scrutinize, among many things, whether Phoenix police retaliate against protesters.

“I’ve had officers throw it on my bed when I asked for it like I was an inconvenience,” Williams said.

Michael Phillips was booked into Pinal County Jail last Friday on felony drug charges.

A woman claims in a new lawsuit that a former Phoenix cop sexually assaulted her in a vacant lot.

A woman alleges that an MCSO detective raped her while investigating her domestic violence case.

An outside investigator said that meth dealing allegations against a Florence cop were “credible.”

“Greed drove Uber to ignore known risks.”

The husband of an MCSO inmate who killed herself last year says that they failed to keep her safe.

“The fight will continue.” — Phil Martinez

One individual accused a former Florence Police officer of using and distributing methamphetamine. Another said he acted “erratic.”

“With the narrative kind of the way it is … we looked for other options that could be potentially beneficial to officers on the road.”

The class-action lawsuit accuses city officials and police officers of numerous constitutional violations.

The events that led to Johnson’s death were “consistent with Cervantes’ prior history,” the suit alleges.

“In one year, the Johnson family has experienced extreme violence from the state … and Erma (Dion’s mother) has lost 2 of her sons to the state.”

While the manhunt went on, Jodi Mendoza told police her son would likely “shoot it out with police.”