Crime

Police: Mr. ORNG solicited nudes from minors

Police: Mr. ORNG solicited nudes from minors

FBI arrests Phoenix ‘pedo cop’

FBI arrests Phoenix ‘pedo cop’

Man convicted in sexual assault of ASU student in Tempe

By Stephen Lemons
Apr 4, 2024

Eric Todd Bell acted as his own attorney in the trial. A jury convicted him on six counts in the 2021 assault.
Metro Phoenix road rage killer gets 25-year prison sentence

By Matt Hennie
Mar 29, 2024

Frank Lawrence is the new poster boy for Arizona’s road rage problem, which ranks as the worst in the U.S.
Vigilantes target Arizona election workers with death threats

By TJ L'Heureux
Mar 27, 2024

U.S. Attorney issues warning ahead of Arizona elections: “There is no constitutional right to vigilantism."
Neo-Nazi charged in killing of gay Phoenix man wants bond reduced

By Stephen Lemons
Mar 12, 2024

Cory Young, one of three people charged in connection with Jake Kelly’s death, tries to reframe their relationship as “like family.”
7 people charged with murder in Preston Lord beating death

By Matt Hennie
Mar 7, 2024

County Attorney Rachel Mitchell called the arrests “a massive step forward in the quest for justice.”
Chase, attempted carjackings end in deadly Phoenix police shootout

By TJ L'Heureux
Mar 6, 2024

Miguel Godines is the fourth person killed by Phoenix police so far this year.
2 men took Angel Reyes for a ride. He ended up in the morgue

By Stephen Lemons
Mar 6, 2024

On what would have been his 22nd birthday, his mom wants justice in a case the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office refuses to prosecute.
Why did a serial child molester only get 35 years? His lawyer was a creep

By Stephen Lemons
Feb 28, 2024

Maricopa County prosecutors cut a plea deal with Carl Nathaniel Fredricksen, sparing his young victims from being cross-examined by the Peoria man.
Rachel Mitchell, seeking reelection, makes cruelty to dogs her pet issue

By Stephen Lemons
Feb 26, 2024

The Maricopa County Attorney is capitalizing on this reality: People love dogs and people love seeing politicians with dogs.
9 teens indicted in Gilbert Goons, East Valley assault cases so far

By Matt Hennie
Feb 23, 2024

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced new indictments for teen violence in Gilbert, but none in the killing of Preston Lord.
Wannabe serial killer Raad Almansoori arrested at Scottsdale Fashion Square

By Stephen Lemons
Feb 22, 2024

Police said the 26-year-old confessed to two vicious stabbings of young women in the Valley and a homicide in New York City. He planned to kill more.
Casa Grande man gets 4 life sentences for butchering his family

By Stephen Lemons
Feb 15, 2024

Concerns about Richard Wilson's mental health spared him the lethal injection prosecutors initially wanted.
Prosecutors ‘still looking’ at whether Gilbert Goons a criminal gang

By Stephen Lemons
Feb 9, 2024

County Attorney Rachel Mitchell talks Preston Lord, teen violence, brass knuckles and kids with guns.
Neo-Nazi, 2 others face trial in killing of gay Phoenix man

By Stephen Lemons
Feb 8, 2024

An ex-con, his wife and a second man will stand trial in Phoenix this summer for their involvement in the fatal beatdown of Jake Kelly.
Phoenix police shoot, run over man in case of mistaken identity

By TJ L'Heureux
Feb 5, 2024

"We're running him over. Hold on,” an officer said seconds after another one shot David Epaloose.
Arizona lawmakers want to ban brass knuckles after Gilbert Goons attacks

By Caitlin Sievers | Arizona Mirror
Feb 3, 2024

As state senators react to teen violence in the East Valley, one lawmaker called for a return to public hangings.
Preston Lord was among 259 homicides. Why is he getting all the attention?

By Stephen Lemons
Feb 2, 2024

The media keeps asking Rachel Mitchell about Preston Lord and the Gilbert Goons. Yet, Maricopa County had 258 other homicides in 2023.
Teen violence: What we know about Preston Lord’s killing, Gilbert Goons

By Natasha Yee
Jan 31, 2024

Scores of arrests in teen violence cases across the East Valley, but none so far in the October beating death of Preston Lord.
Phoenix man shot, seriously injured by police wants $50 million

By TJ L'Heureux
Jan 26, 2024

The Aug. 1 incident unfolded quickly as Devin Thompson fled and an officer shot him at close range.
Phoenix police release video of fatal shootout at Peoria auto dealer

By TJ L'Heureux
Jan 25, 2024

Phoenix police officers have shot and killed two men in the first three weeks of 2024.