Law Enforcement
The hearing comes one month to the day after an appeals court in Boston ruled another suit brought by Mexico against major US gun makers was allowed to move forward.
Feb. 26, 2024
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has defended her decision not to extradite a New York City murder suspect because she says he should first be tried in connection with two Phoenix-area stabbings.
Feb. 23, 2024
Two investigations by Phoenix Police Department into officer-involved incidents weren’t up to snuff, according to a pair of reports the city’s Office of Accountability and Transparency released this week.
Feb. 23, 2024
The 52-year-old was charged with one count of communicating an interstate threat and made an initial court appearance Friday in San Diego, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Feb. 23, 2024
Through KJZZ’s Q&AZ reporting project, a listener asked on social media if it's illegal to keep Gila monsters as pets and breed them in Arizona.
Feb. 22, 2024
Some Gilbert residents are calling for the resignation of both the mayor and police chief over the town’s handling of teen violence.
Feb. 22, 2024
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell took a swipe at New York's DA in the case of a man arrested in Arizona for two stabbings who is also sough in a NYC killing.
Feb. 21, 2024
Tribal leaders testified about an insufficient response by state and federal law enforcement to the drug traffickers who bring fentanyl onto reservations.
Feb. 20, 2024
On a party-line vote, state senators have advanced a bill that would reduce the amount of fentanyl needed for criminal prosecution from 9 grams to one pill.
Feb. 19, 2024
After an armed standoff with police at his Tempe home, the former director of the state Department of Corrections was not charged with aggravated assault. The Maricopa County attorney has kept a promise to explain that decision.
Feb. 15, 2024
In Arizona, it’s legal to secretly record a phone call you’re having with somebody. But a measure to criminalize those one-party consent recordings advanced at the Legislature on Thursday.
Feb. 15, 2024
The administration is using what's called Deferred Enforced Departure, a status given to non-US citizens whose countries have been deemed unsafe for return, because of conflict, natural disasters or other issues.
Feb. 15, 2024
The father of a 19-year old accused of aggravated assault in connection with an attack tied to teen violence in the East Valley has been indicted on drug charges. Court records say Gilbert police found psychedelic mushrooms in the father’s bedroom while executing a home search warrant.
Feb. 14, 2024
A state House committee passed a bill that would make it illegal to reduce the operating budget of any municipal law enforcement agency below the previous year’s budget.
Feb. 13, 2024
Arizonans lost approximately $25 million to online "romance scams" in 2022. This Valentine's Day, the FBI is encouraging people to stay vigilant and report any scams to the Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Feb. 12, 2024
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking information about the illegal killing of a desert bighorn sheep. The ram’s carcass was found near Gila Bend, close to a farm field. Authorities believe it was killed out of season — around Jan. 13.
Feb. 10, 2024
A nursing assistant is accused of raping, and impregnating, a resident at a skilled nursing facility in Goodyear. The story is reminiscent of when an incapacitated woman was raped and later gave birth at the Hacienda HealthCare intermediate care facility in Phoenix more than five years ago.
Feb. 9, 2024
Charles Ryan pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct with a gun, and had another charge dropped in a plea deal with prosecutors who recommended probation over prison time.
Feb. 9, 2024
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Thursday morning appointed Chief Deputy Russ Skinner to replace Democratic Sheriff Paul Penzone, who resigned in January.
Feb. 8, 2024
Bomb-sniffing dogs had been used in a limited capacity for years by the time the TSA was founded in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. But in 2008, the Explosion Detection Dogs Program was created, and they’ve become an essential part of airport security.
Feb. 8, 2024
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