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Arizona Watchdog Project

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Crime & Police

How the sheriff’s office milked a racial profiling case for $163M

By Stephen LemonsOctober 13, 2025

What do a golf cart, cable TV and car washes have to do with following a federal judge’s order to stop racially profiling?

a man in a hat holds a mushroom
Politics & Government

He’s Tucson’s ‘mushroom man.’ The feds may deport him over paperwork

By Stephen LemonsOctober 7, 2025

Hernan Castro has a big following among Arizona mushroom enthusiasts. He’s been in federal lockup since late May.

a woman stands in front of a gaggle of reporters
Courts

Federal judge smacks Trump admin for bogarting Tucson murder suspect

By Stephen LemonsOctober 2, 2025

The Trump administration has refused to hand over a murder suspect facing charges in Tucson. A judge now says it has to.

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Politics & Government

Murdered man’s family slams ‘shocking’ police communication failures

By Stephen LemonsSeptember 25, 2025

“They use that all the time: ‘We dropped the ball.’ That must be the department catchphrase instead of ‘to serve and protect.'”

Crime & Police

Police identified, never charged suspect in 2022 teacher killing

By Stephen LemonsSeptember 11, 2025

Records from David Denogean’s murder investigation show police have had a suspect since 2023. Denogean’s family didn’t know.

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Politics & Government

How kissing Trump’s ass won a Border Patrol leader a cushy job abroad

By Stephen LemonsSeptember 9, 2025

As head of the Border Patrol union, Brandon Judd fawningly sucked up to Trump. Now he’s set to become ambassador to Chile.

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