Crime & Police

If guilty, the 23-year-old Phoenix man would equal the worst serial killer in city’s history

Newly released emails shed light on what went on behind the scenes as Mesa moved forward with a wildly unpopular plan to privatize the city’s jail services.

A Maricopa County jury has found Sammantha Allen guilty on all counts.

The Arizona brain researcher arrested in 2014 for bringing an AR-15 to the airport has been indicted for allegedly operating an illegal money-transmitting business related to bitcoin.

Inmates considered minimum-security risks will continue to sleep outdoors in Tent City during this week’s forecasted heat wave.

California man definitely not a candidate for Father of the Year

Who did we miss?

Prosecutors filed a possible witness list in case against Aaron Juan Saucedo. Defense lists reasons it will challenge that case.

Arizona Senator Jeff Flake was on the scene when a gunman opened fire at a baseball field today.

A wrong-way driver entered Loop 101 in Scottsdale early Monday morning. Drivers got a warning on ADOT signs.

Just what you wanted to hear, right?

DPS released a report Thursday clearing its officers of misconduct in a fatal 110-mile chase in January, despite problems and procedural irregularities.

Police presume Christine Mustafa is dead.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is almost ready to reveal a new wrong-way driving detection program. It will be the first in the nation and it can’t come soon enough.

Steve Renner wanted a son more than anything. Now, more than anything, he wants someone to help his namesake get mental-health treatment.

Arizona Department of Transportation says it will have a first-of-its-kind prototype for detecting and stopping wrong-way drivers ready to release this fall

No surprise, most drivers going the wrong way are drunk … or, if they’re over 70, they’re often confused.

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced a plea agreement of a woman who plotted to blow up a state prison where her husband is serving life. It’s only the second conviction on state terrorism charges.

The fatal stabbings of two Good Samaritans on a Portland light-rail train last week raise questions about safety on buses and trains in Phoenix. This week, a woman was sexually abused at a Mesa bus stop, and last month, a man was fatally stabbed in a random attack on a Phoenix bus.