Crime & Police

Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone was just found in contempt of court in a case that dates back to the Joe Arpaio era.

It has been nearly four months since a Glendale police officer shot and killed 15-year-old Juan Carlos Bojorquez. His family is still waiting for a police report and body-camera footage of the incident.

In the wake of Ali Osman being shot to death by police, the Phoenix Police Department’s practice of proactively releasing “critical incident briefings” in lieu of raw footage of a fatal shooting has come under scrutiny.

A federal judge moved a step closer to holding Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone in contempt for failing to comply with court mandates in a years-long lawsuit.

A crowd of hundreds of people gathered at the Tempe Mosque on September 30 to pay their respects to Ali Osman, a man who was shot and killed by Phoenix police.

Phoenix police shot and killed Ali Osman, a 34-year-old Black man, on Saturday during an incident in west Phoenix that’s sparking outrage among some activists and the city’s close-knit Somali community to which he belonged.

In a matter of weeks, U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow plans to cite Sheriff Paul Penzone and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for contempt of court over a backlog of investigations into complaints of misconduct against employees.

The new Phoenix police chief, Michael Sullivan, is faced with a department in turmoil and under scrutiny.

Activists critical of the Phoenix Police Department rallied with a band outside the agency on Monday to celebrate the departure of Chief Jeri Williams.

A judge issued an injunction Friday to temporarily block Arizona’s new police filming ban from taking effect.

As Arizona faces legal challenges over a new law that strips away individuals’ rights to record the police, Apache Junction is being sued over its arrest and prosecution of a man who filmed officers last year.

On Wednesday, the city of Phoenix is set to approve the employment contract for its next police chief, Michael Sullivan, who has worked for the last three years with the Baltimore Police Department.

Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel ruled that the state can move forward with a warrant for the execution of Murray Hooper, who was sentenced to death in a 1980 murder-for-hire plot.

The city is adding new equipment and overhauling police policies about water rescues after Sean Bickings drowned in May and ignited a national outcry.

Three years after a sergeant’s bigoted Facebook posts helped sparked a scandal in the Phoenix Police Department, an appeals court has allowed his lawsuit against the city, which alleges First Amendment violations, to move forward.

As the jail population returns to pre-pandemic levels, Maricopa County faces a severe shortage of detention officers and healthcare workers.

Eleven years after Ame Deal was locked in a plastic box and left to die, her cousin’s conviction was upheld by the Arizona Supreme Court.

Michael Sullivan has worked in law enforcement in Baltimore and Louisville, two other cities facing major investigations by the Department of Justice.

Prosecutors have a message for AZ Patriots leader Jennifer Harrison: You’re not getting off so easy this time.

Last year, Stanley Howard, a 64-year-old man with mental health issues and a water gun, was shot more than 10 times by Phoenix police officers.

AZ Patriots leader Jennifer Harrison is wanted by police after an altercation at a pro-choice protest.

Phoenix has a preliminary plan to move certain calls away from police. But activists say the city has been slow to implement long-desired police reforms.