Law Enforcement

Arizona-shaped Final Four logo on basketball court
Thousands of basketball fans have descended on Glendale for the men’s Final Four, providing the latest opportunity for residents to operate their homes as short-term rentals. Last year, the city passed a new rule requiring permits for these rentals. That won’t be an enforcement priority this weekend.
Apr. 5, 2024
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Lauren Mucciolo, an executive producer for the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at ASU, spoke to The Show about the joint series looking at law enforcement.
Apr. 4, 2024
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The new law is known as the Ashley Dunn act, named for a young woman who died from an overdose after taking half a Percocet tablet she didn’t realize was laced with fentanyl.
Apr. 3, 2024
Skylar is a white and gray huskie with light blue eyes. Her two front legs are bent at the "elbow" and she walks on those as opposed to her front paws. She is seen here snuggling up to some people for pets.
These proposed changes come after the Arizona Human Society said it responded to nearly 15,000 calls for service and initiated nearly 10,000 animal abuse investigations in 2023 — a 21% increase from the previous year.
Apr. 3, 2024
Arizona-shaped Final Four logo on basketball court
The 80,000 visitors expected to take part in NCAA Final Four festivities starting this weekend around the Valley can expect safety from months of planning, according to Arizona public safety agencies.
Apr. 2, 2024
Tucson police car
Tucson police have been struggling to stop illegal street racing ever since speeding enforcement was relaxed during the pandemic.
Apr. 2, 2024
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Tucson police said Officer Adam Buckner, 31, had the right of way before the collision Sunday night at an intersection not far from the University of Arizona campus. He died from his injuries after being rushed to a hospital.
Apr. 1, 2024
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The leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border acknowledged taking underage brides, having sex activity with them and arranging group sex, sometimes involving child brides.
Apr. 1, 2024
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The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has filed a motion to dismiss without prejudice the case against 56-year-old Crystal Wilson, who was facing one count of unlawful transport of a dead body.
Mar. 26, 2024
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Patrons of strip clubs in Scottsdale and Tempe claim they were drugged, kidnapped and had their credit cards charged as much as $187,000 for a night of entertainment. They are plaintiffs in a RICO lawsuit typically used against organized crime syndicates and terrorists.
Mar. 26, 2024
A Glendale high school teacher was arrested Monday for placing hidden cameras in a room where students were changing, police said Tuesday. Police spokesman Jose Santiago said several students at Independence High School found the devices that their teacher, Estevan Carreon was allegedly using to watch them.
Mar. 26, 2024
George Alan Kelly
George Alan Kelly is a 75-year-old rancher who's accused of second degree murder in the death of a Mexican national whose body was found on Kelly's property, just a mile north of the U.S.-Mexico border. Kelly led officials to the body.
Mar. 26, 2024
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A lawsuit brought by the government of Mexico against five Arizona gun stores is allowed to move forward. It’s the latest movement on a pair of cases filed by Mexico over guns trafficked across the border.
Mar. 25, 2024
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President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion spending bill into law over the weekend. It includes more than $490 million to fund 22,000 Border Patrol agents, and also directs some $650 million to FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program.
Mar. 25, 2024
Phoenix Bus McDowell Route 17 First Transit
The state Senate’s judiciary committee approved a bill this week that would add transit workers to the list of protections under existing aggravated assault laws. Supporters say it’s necessary to keep people in the workforce and keep statewide transportation functioning.
Mar. 22, 2024
Fentanyl pills
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes praised a new partnership with the U.S. Department of the Treasury to target money tied to the illegal fentanyl trade. But she also called on the federal government to do more to stop the flow of illegal drugs into Arizona – or empower local law enforcement to fill in the gaps.
Mar. 22, 2024
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The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office says three more individuals have been charged in connection to a series of recent burglaries in Phoenix and Scottsdale that may be a part of a larger international crime ring.
Mar. 21, 2024
The effects of a month-old cyberattack that hit one of the country’s largest medical technology companies is still unresolved, leaving Arizona, and other states’ healthcare systems, scrambling for cash.
Mar. 21, 2024
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A federal grand jury has indicted a former White Mountain Apache tribal police officer Joshua Ben Anderson in connection with the death of a woman on Thanksgiving Day last year.
Mar. 20, 2024
Phoenix Police Department headquarters in downtown Phoenix
After Phoenix created a police oversight office, state legislators passed a law limiting the power of such watchdog agencies. The City Council is now reviewing potential changes to comply.
Mar. 19, 2024

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