Crime & Police

The week of November 28 was a deadly one for the Phoenix Police Department.

The Phoenix New Times analyzed the last meal requests of people executed in the state since 1992 – 40 men in all. Fresh vegetables, ice cream and fries were among the most requested items.

One month after Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone was held in contempt in an ongoing federal court case, the county is bracing itself for a fine of $1.15 million – and possibly more.

After two months on the job, police Chief Michael Sullivan is making – at least tentative ones – changes at the Phoenix Police Department.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has only six weeks left in office. But he still wants to pursue one last execution.

“Why it was not done, why it took so long, and when the resubmittal did occur, why didn’t it go downtown? These are all questions that are going to be answered once the investigation is completed.”

Arizona executed Murray Hooper on Wednesday at 10:34 a.m. inside the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence.

Murray Hooper is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday. Yet the police misconduct in his case was “like a crazy Hollywood movie,” according to his attorneys.

Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone was just found in contempt of court in a case that dates back to the Joe Arpaio era.

It has been nearly four months since a Glendale police officer shot and killed 15-year-old Juan Carlos Bojorquez. His family is still waiting for a police report and body-camera footage of the incident.

In the wake of Ali Osman being shot to death by police, the Phoenix Police Department’s practice of proactively releasing “critical incident briefings” in lieu of raw footage of a fatal shooting has come under scrutiny.

A federal judge moved a step closer to holding Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone in contempt for failing to comply with court mandates in a years-long lawsuit.

A crowd of hundreds of people gathered at the Tempe Mosque on September 30 to pay their respects to Ali Osman, a man who was shot and killed by Phoenix police.

Phoenix police shot and killed Ali Osman, a 34-year-old Black man, on Saturday during an incident in west Phoenix that’s sparking outrage among some activists and the city’s close-knit Somali community to which he belonged.

In a matter of weeks, U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow plans to cite Sheriff Paul Penzone and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for contempt of court over a backlog of investigations into complaints of misconduct against employees.

The new Phoenix police chief, Michael Sullivan, is faced with a department in turmoil and under scrutiny.

Activists critical of the Phoenix Police Department rallied with a band outside the agency on Monday to celebrate the departure of Chief Jeri Williams.

A judge issued an injunction Friday to temporarily block Arizona’s new police filming ban from taking effect.

As Arizona faces legal challenges over a new law that strips away individuals’ rights to record the police, Apache Junction is being sued over its arrest and prosecution of a man who filmed officers last year.

On Wednesday, the city of Phoenix is set to approve the employment contract for its next police chief, Michael Sullivan, who has worked for the last three years with the Baltimore Police Department.

Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel ruled that the state can move forward with a warrant for the execution of Murray Hooper, who was sentenced to death in a 1980 murder-for-hire plot.

The city is adding new equipment and overhauling police policies about water rescues after Sean Bickings drowned in May and ignited a national outcry.