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.
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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.
Phoenix cops have killed 5 people so far in 2026. Here’s who they were
The Phoenix Police Department killed 11 people last year, and is nearly halfway to that death toll so far in 2026.
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.
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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.
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?”
Family of man killed by Phoenix cop rips effort to ‘pin death’ on someone else
A Phoenix cop killed Christian Diaz Rendon as Rendon subdued a home intruder. The intruder faces a murder charge, not the cop.
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Video: Man tackled by Phoenix cop dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
Dylan Fohrenkam apparently shot himself by accident as a Phoenix officer brought him to the ground.
Border Patrol ticketing legal immigrants for not carrying their papers
The Trump administration is using a Cold War-era law to crack down on immigrants — including those allowed to be here.
Florence ICE detainee dies after tooth infection left untreated
Emmanuel Damas, an ayslum seeker from Haiti, is at least the 10th person to die in ICE custody this year.
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Phoenix flooded with billboards depicting violent ICE arrests
Forty billboards depicting violent ICE arrests will be seen around Phoenix for the next month.
Ex-Attorney General lawyer pleads guilty to stealing, reselling mail
Vanessa Hickman, a former division chief under Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, was arrested in November.
Phoenix police arrested wrong man for 2024 hit-and-run, lawsuit says
Charges were later dropped against Little Joe Lageman, who says police did shoddy police work and ignored other suspects.
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Ex-tribal officer loses license after copping to masturbating at work
Steven Hooper’s explanation to Arizona’s law enforcement certification board was … less than convincing.
Embattled Pinal County prosecutor’s top investigator is disgraced cop
Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller hired Richard Mueller to lead his investigators — despite Mueller’s long rap sheet.
ICE wants to send detained Tempe man to his death in Iran, lawyer says
The lawyer for Tempe resident Mehrzad Eidivand says he faces an execution order in Iran. ICE wants to send him there anyway.
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Most of Phoenix’s top-paid city employees are cops
Of the 424 Phoenix employees who made more than $200,000 last year, nearly 60% worked for the police department.
Phoenix cops were told danger had passed before mistakenly killing dad
Christian Diaz Rendon had wrestled a crazed home intruder to the ground before a Phoenix cop killed him on Jan. 26.
Lawsuit: DPS troopers, sheriff’s deputies sicced dog on stroke victim
Bradley Page suffered a stroke on the highway near Casa Grande. The cops who responded made things worse, he says.
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Ex-Goodyear cop suspended for locking neglectful dad in a hot car
Goodyear police fired the officer, who was trying to teach a lesson to a man who’d left his kids in the car on a summer day.