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Arizona Police Association, Maricopa County Attorney react to DOJ report on Phoenix PD
PHOENIX — The Arizona Police Association and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell discussed the Department of Justice's recently released report on the Phoenix Police Department. Watch the full press conference in the video player below:. In 2021, the city and its police department went under a sweeping federal probe...
Man shot, killed in Rio Verde after confrontation with married couple
One man is dead after confronting another man and his wife in Rio Verde, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said. About 10 p.m. Monday, authorities said Kyle Kepler, 45, initiated a confrontation with Thomas Griffin, 31, and Griffin's wife. ...
Man accused of theft at election center, Arizona Senate faces new allegation from art museum
A man who officials say stole a security fob from Maricopa County election headquarters and items from the Arizona Senate now faces a charge in a case of reported theft from the Phoenix Art Museum. Court documents allege Walter Ringfield, a 27-year-old Phoenix resident, took vintage jewelry valued at about $9,500 from the...
'Misguided and dangerous': Maricopa Co. attorney, Phoenix Police Association issue pointed words on DOJ report
PHOENIX — Three weeks after the DOJ issued a scathing report on the Phoenix Police Department, the Maricopa County Attorney and the Arizona Police Officer Association (PLEA) called the report "misguided" and "dangerous." Their words come in response to the DOJ finding Phoenix PD had a pattern and practice...
'Highly irresponsible and offensive': Arizona Police Association, MCAO respond to DOJ report on Phoenix Police
PHOENIX - The Arizona Police Association (APA) and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell held a news conference on July 2 to respond to the Department of Justice's report on the Phoenix Police Department. "We have combed through the report, and are appalled," said APA President Justin Harris. "It is highly...
County Attorney Rachel Mitchell sides with police union in DOJ report opposition
The Arizona Police Association, an umbrella organization representing police officers across the state, held a news conference with the Maricopa County attorney on Tuesday to urge Phoenix not to enter into the consent decree with the Department of Justice. The Justice Department released a report in June finding the Phoenix Police Department engaged...
Valley Metro, border town to benefit from new federal grants
(The Center Square)— Nearly $40 million in federal taxpayer dollars are bound for transportation projects in Maricopa County and southern Arizona. The funding is part of the application-based grants, and it will go toward helping the city of Douglas help nearly 8 miles of roadways as well as bolster the Valley Metro by extending it 4.35 miles in the east valley cities of Mesa and Tempe. “This investment will improve...
Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years for Shooting at Arizona Trooper
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has announced the sentencing of Howard Lamar Johnson III for aggravated assault, a Class Two Dangerous Felony. Johnson, who has a history of multiple felony convictions, has been sentenced to 20 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections. The incident occurred on May 30, 2023,...
Phoenix pushing for more outreach with rise in cases of HIV in Hispanic, Latino men
PHOENIX (AZFamily) —Maricopa County is seeing a growing number of young men getting diagnosed with HIV. It mirrors a similar trend nationally. In 2022, Arizona reported a 20% increase in new HIV cases. According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, more than 40% of the 975 new HIV cases in the state were Hispanic patients.
Dogs are already flooding shelter, rescue groups. More runaways expected over Fourth of July
Six years ago, Love Connections Dog Rescue worker Heather Nicely would have said the hardest part of her job was making a decision between fundraising $20,000 for a dog who had been hit by a car, who may never have a great quality of life again, or euthanizing them. Now,...
Lori Vallow's Arizona murder trial pushed to 2025
Lori Vallow's murder trial was rescheduled for early 2025 during a hearing Tuesday. Vallow appeared briefly in Maricopa County Superior Court for the status hearing but left after the judge decided a news camera could film the proceedings. Vallow's attorney, Gerald Bradley, had argued to have news cameras removed from the court and for the sealing of all recordings of the hearing made by the court's own camera system.
Maricopa County elections theft suspect accused of stealing from Phoenix Art Museum
The man accused of stealing from the Maricopa County Elections Department now faces charges in a theft of vintage jewelry from the Phoenix Art Museum. With the latest charges filed Monday, 27-year-old Walter Ringfield Jr. has now been accused of theft or burglary on four separate occasions over the past two years.
1 killed in shooting in Rio Verde; roads closed
RIO VERDE, AZ (AZFamily) — One person is dead after a shooting overnight in the Rio Verde community near north Scottsdale, and authorities have the area closed as they investigate. Deputies responded to the shooting just before 11 p.m. on Monday at 168th Street and Dixileta Drive, just north...
ASU nursing students treat people experiencing homelessness during extreme heat
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — After a record 645 heat-related deaths last year in Maricopa County, cities and agencies are coming together to reduce the numbers. ASU nursing students are partnering with the City of Phoenix to do their part to help people experiencing homelessness in the Arizona summer heat. Each week, a group of students spends time at Burton Barr Library, Phoenix’s 24/7 respite center, to help care for the people who use the facility.
Unions, county attorney slam DOJ report finding Phoenix police routinely violate civil rights
In a press conference on Tuesday, police unions and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office slammed an extensive Department of Justice investigation into the city of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department that concluded officers regularly violated civil and constitutional rights and used excessive and illegal force. The Arizona Police...
Arizona weather forecast: Above-normal temps in Phoenix
PHOENIX - Above-normal temperatures will continue in the Valley on Tuesday before things really heat up later this week. The high on Tuesday will be around 110°F. However, the National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for a large portion of Maricopa County, beginning on the 4th of July. The warning lasts through July 9.
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