Widow sues Scottsdale after police shot and killed her unarmed husband
Police did not recover a weapon after killing Joseph Santos in March 2025. Now Santos’ widow wants justice for his killing.
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Tell me lies: Phoenix ranked among ‘most dishonest’ cities in U.S.
Catfishing and fraud schemes, that’s what Phoenix does!
ICE said she wasn’t pregnant. Then she miscarried
A Phoenix-area woman was almost three months pregnant when ICE detained her. She suffered a miscarriage at ICE’s Eloy facility.
Repentant Phoenix cop gets 18-month suspension after drunken rampage
“I’ve become a better person,” Timothy Clark told the AZPOST discipline board. He and other officers wound up potentially out of a job.
Pinal County deputies roughed up a deaf, 79-year-old Lyft driver
In January, Tom Garro was pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy. He wound up slammed to the ground and placed in handcuffs.
Cop who hounded student protesters had glowing performance reviews
Dusten Mullen’s bosses raved about him just days before the Phoenix cop allegedly tried to bait students into arrests.
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Video: Runaway cows evade cops in South Phoenix neighborhood
Two cows escaped their pen early Monday morning, leading to a rather unusual foot chase by police.
How Scottsdale cops botched a probe into a strip club drugging scheme
Cops believed dancers were drugging patrons and running up bills. Without any evidence, they tried to shut the clubs down.
ICE suddenly decrowded packed Mesa facility before congressional visit
The detainee population dropped sharply after lawmakers announced a visit — then climbed again almost immediately after.
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Pinal County Attorney’s top investigator body-slammed Black teen
Richard Mueller, a disgraced cop now working for prosecutor Brad Miller, roughed up a teen during a traffic stop.
Video: Phoenix cop kills barricaded suspect after tense stand-off
Phoenix police shot and killed Justin Schmidt after a long stand-off at his west Phoenix townhome on March 15.
Video: Phoenix cops kill man fleeing domestic violence call with rifle
Body-cam footage showed officers shoot and kill Jason Arrieta as he ran through an apartment complex with a rifle.
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Phoenix police unveil shiny new $136 million downtown headquarters
The city bought the building in 2021 and renovations began three years ago.
Video: Phoenix police officer kills man holding gun in middle of road
A Phoenix cop shot and killed Aidan Piekarz on March 12. Video shows Piekarz advancing with a gun, though the video has no sound.
Judge moves sheriff meetings online after someone flipped the bird
Someone was so bold as to flip off the man overseeing the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in a federal judge’s courtroom.
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Arizona guns are fueling a drug cartel war in Mexico
Nearly two-thirds of illegal guns seized in Mexico in 2024 were bought in Arizona and smuggled over the border for cartels.
Ex-Buckeye cop who choked and punched teen son faces investigation
David Ellison quit after he faced charges for wailing on his 15-year-old son. He may lose his law enforcement license, too.
No punishment for Phoenix cops involved in bogus 2020 ‘gang’ arrests
Phoenix cops and county prosecutors were caught ginning up fake street gang charges against George Floyd protesters in 2020.
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Phoenix, Club DWNTWN sued over fatal security guard assault
A year ago, Rafael Montoya died after a security guard cold-cocked him. Two Phoenix police officers stood by and watched.
Video: Phoenix cops, state troopers kill man in barrage of bullets
It’s not clear what prompted officers to shoot Jesus Flores — who may have been unarmed — on Feb. 27.
Phoenix cops have killed three people in the past five days
Phoenix police officers have killed five people in the last two and a half months. There were 11 police killings last year.
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ICE stiff-arms Ansari as she scrutinizes detainee’s death
The Phoenix congresswoman said she believes ICE is hiding wrongdoing in the death of Emmanuel Damas: “How does a toothache lead to somebody’s death in a matter of weeks?”