Crime & Police

The city of Mesa doesn’t want ex-Police Chief Ramon Batista to tell anyone why he resigned — and they’re paying him nearly $90,000 not to.

A lawyer for the plaintiffs worries that Arizona Department of Corrections will still treat any fresh settlement as unenforceable.

Officer Jim Lee was first detention officer to be killed on duty in the agency’s history.

The meeting comes after a rocky month in which doubts surfaced about the office’s commitment to building trust with the Latino community.

Marcos Rodriguez, who was accused of stalking a woman and making unwanted sexual advances, is the fifth Phoenix cop to be fired this year.

The body camera footage of the incident is likely to inflame tensions between racial justice activists and the Tempe Police Department.

Batista’s resignation comes after months of turmoil with the Mesa police union, which initiated a vote of no confidence against the chief.

He’s accused of abusing and starving his 2-year-old until she was clinging to consciousness. But he’s suing CPS for pulling her life support.

Harrison “booked a hotel room in California using the name of her ex father-in-law and utilized 45,000 of his “reward points,” Surprise police said.

The Phoenix police union may initiate a vote of no confidence against Chief Williams for firing officers Christopher Meyer and Dave Swick.

“Certain officers would get investigated and get nothing more than a slap on the wrist because they were buddies with [deputy chief Justin] Hughes.”

ICE officials deported Jose Segovia-Benitez late last night or early this morning, before his lawyer arrived for a scheduled visit.

The 4-year-old girl was hospitalized for burns after a nurse at her new home misused a device meant to keep her alive.

Chief Jeri Williams fired three officers this week, including the one at the center of the viral video involving a family accused of shoplifting.

Was Paul Petersen following the Indian Child Welfare Act?

Fired Phoenix cop Tim Baiardi would like his job back, please. In July, Baiardi pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for slapping a handcuffed man.

On a post calling for recruits, someone asked if “making innocent civilians crawl down a hotel hallway” was “taught at the academy?”

The move, which could not be explained by other MCSO deputies present, upset many attendees.

Some officers are bemoaning their perceived lack of free speech, applying for jobs elsewhere, and even suing the city for trying to discipline them.

“The most common name for a convicted gang rapist in England is…Muhammed,” reads a Facebook post made by Phoenix Police Sergeant Juan Hernandez.

Following the vandalism, rooms will reopen next month without any Tonnesen art.

Paul Petersen has also been charged with crimes in Utah and Arkansas..