Judge seems skeptical of ending oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff
The county and the sheriff have complained about the cost of complying with orders in a racial profiling lawsuit.
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Video: Phoenix cops kill man wanted for sexual contact with minor
Police say James Glenn pulled a weapon after his car was forcibly stopped, but that moment is obscured in body-cam footage.
Tolleson student sues over 2024 beating by school resource officer
Ex-Tolleson cop Eric Hendrix punched and kneed Alejandro Vasquez Romero. A school investigation found it to be excessive.
Audio: Lyft rider calls 911 after sheriff’s deputy tackles deaf driver
In January, a Pinal County Sheriff’s deputy roughed up a deaf, 79-year-old Lyft driver and terrified the man’s passenger.
Feds aim to nearly triple Marana ICE detention capacity, per document
The former state prison, sold by Arizona to a private prison company, is slated to become an immigration detention center.
Arizona police board approves cop who allegedly attacked neighbor
As a Chicago cop 25 years ago, Chuck Trendle tussled with a neighbor whom he didn’t want feeding pigeons.
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Tempe teen taken by ICE outside his school in May has returned home
In May, ICE arrested Dilan Paredes’ mother before collecting him from school at her request. They spent weeks in detention.
Phoenix police disciplined chopper pilot who spelled name in the sky
Last summer, flight trackers caught a police helicopter spelling out “ALEX” over a west Phoenix neighborhood.
Joe Arpaio’s 94th birthday party was rife with scuzzy has-beens
Sheriff Joe’s shindig had an Elvis impersonator, an ex-mob enforcer, a disgraced former congressman and an alleged pedophile.
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Phoenix cops have killed 7 people so far in 2026. Here’s who they were
The Phoenix Police Department killed 11 people last year, and is more than halfway to that death toll so far in 2026.
Map: These are the parts of Phoenix where police shootings happen
We’ve mapped every police shooting — fatal and non-fatal — involving a Phoenix officer since 2019.
Phoenix cops used ‘honeypot’ to trap, trespass homeless people in park
Cops and park rangers left gates open after hours to coax unhoused people inside before locking them in and trespassing them.
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Scottsdale-based MAGA influencer admits hair-pulling U.K. assault
Melissa Rein Lively, who infamously topped a Target display during the COVID-19 pandemic, paid £910 in restitution.
Arizona police board to probe state trooper who lied about tasing man
Ex-DPS trooper Carlos Bailon kicked, tased and knelt on the back of a man he arrested. He omitted some of that in his report.
Police shot and killed a man in her car. She’s burdened by questions
Cops killed Jesus Flores in February as he tried to flee in a hobbled car. His partner, Danielle Flores, was there.
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Fired Phoenix cop’s First Amendment claims ‘are strong,’ judge says
Dusten Mullen says Phoenix retaliated against him after he counterprotested at an anti-ICE demonstration while off duty.
Arizona executes Leroy McGill, convicted murderer and arsonist
The state’s third execution since restarting them last year was swift and by the book, witnesses said.
Witness: Locked gate at women’s prison impeded inmate suicide response
Crystal Walker died Saturday at ASPC-Perryville. Nurses were delayed in reaching her by a gate that’s supposed to stay open.
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Who is Leroy McGill? What to know about the man Arizona will execute
Leroy McGill was convicted of first-degree murder in 2004. The state will kill him by lethal injection on May 20.
Video: Police shoot and kill armed man who allegedly assaulted a cop
Video shows that Joseph Mendez appeared to raise a gun at officers before they fatally shot him on April 29.
Phoenix fires off-duty cop who tried to bait student protesters
Sgt. Dusten Mullen showed up armed and masked at an anti-ICE a student protest in January.
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Phoenix cop shooting video raises questions: ‘Why’d you shoot her?’
Phoenix cop Samuel Painter shot Dalia Moroyoqui on April 27. Moroyoqui had a knife, but video does not show her making any threatening movements.