Large police sweep in The Zone takes homeless, activists by surprise
Police arrived early in the morning with little warning. Activists filmed the operation which resulted in seven felony arrests.
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Tempe councilmember criticizes cops for violent viral video arrest
The video from the July 19 arrest on Mill Ave. shows a Tempe cop shoving, tackling and punching a Black woman.
Redacted report offers new details on Phoenix cop’s wrong-man shooting
Half of a 922-page Arizona Department of Public Safety incident report is redacted. Yet it still provides new details.
Police board to probe ex-cop who poured malt liquor down cuffed man’s throat
A handcuffed man asked for a drink. Former Gila River police officer Frank Reynoso decided to oblige.
Judge says woman cops held on hot pavement can sue for excessive force
Clarissa Sabedra suffered severe burns in 2024 after two Phoenix police officers held her on hot pavement during an arrest.
Former Democrat candidate entered ex’s home with duct tape, fake knife
Brianna Westbrook faces two felonies for what she said was a BDSM scenario gone wrong. Her ex disputes that explanation.
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Video: Phoenix cops shoot, kill 22-year-old man running with a knife
Police shot and killed Xavier Aguirre on June 26. He was the eighth person killed by Phoenix cops this year.
Elderly deaf man tackled by sheriff’s deputy charged with resisting arrest
A sheriff’s deputy was so rough with Tom Garro — a 79-year-old deaf Lyft driver — that Garro had to go to the hospital.
9 years later, Serial Street Shooter case still hasn’t gone to trial
Aaron Saucedo was charged with nine murders in 2017. Since then, his criminal case has mostly progressed out of public view.
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Complaints trail sheriff’s deputy who roughed up deaf Lyft driver
Three complaints have been filed against Aaron McRae in 18 months, and three more people had distressing encounters with him.
Phoenix cops have killed 8 people so far in 2026. Here’s who they were
The Phoenix Police Department killed 11 people last year, and is already approaching that death toll so far in 2026.
Map: These are the parts of Phoenix where police shootings happen
We’ve mapped every police shooting — fatal and non-fatal — involving a Phoenix officer since 2019.
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Judge seems skeptical of ending oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff
The county and the sheriff have complained about the cost of complying with orders in a racial profiling lawsuit.
Video: Phoenix cops kill man wanted for sexual contact with minor
Police say James Glenn pulled a weapon after his car was forcibly stopped, but that moment is obscured in body-cam footage.
Tolleson student sues over 2024 beating by school resource officer
Ex-Tolleson cop Eric Hendrix punched and kneed Alejandro Vasquez Romero. A school investigation found it to be excessive.
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Audio: Lyft rider calls 911 after sheriff’s deputy tackles deaf driver
In January, a Pinal County Sheriff’s deputy roughed up a deaf, 79-year-old Lyft driver and terrified the man’s passenger.
Feds aim to nearly triple Marana ICE detention capacity, per document
The former state prison, sold by Arizona to a private prison company, is slated to become an immigration detention center.
Arizona police board approves cop who allegedly attacked neighbor
As a Chicago cop 25 years ago, Chuck Trendle tussled with a neighbor whom he didn’t want feeding pigeons.
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Tempe teen taken by ICE outside his school in May has returned home
In May, ICE arrested Dilan Paredes’ mother before collecting him from school at her request. They spent weeks in detention.
Phoenix police disciplined chopper pilot who spelled name in the sky
Last summer, flight trackers caught a police helicopter spelling out “ALEX” over a west Phoenix neighborhood.
Joe Arpaio’s 94th birthday party was rife with scuzzy has-beens
Sheriff Joe’s shindig had an Elvis impersonator, an ex-mob enforcer, a disgraced former congressman and an alleged pedophile.
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Phoenix cops used ‘honeypot’ to trap, trespass homeless people in park
Cops and park rangers left gates open after hours to coax unhoused people inside before locking them in and trespassing them.