Phoenix News

SWAT lends experience to increase safety of Phoenix police

ABC15.com - Thu Jul 24

The increase violence being used against Phoenix police officers has triggered a shift in thinking when it comes to the Department's elite Special Assignments Unit, or SAU.

Suspects sought in 2 separate teen murders

Arizona Republic - Wed Jul 23

Police are searching this week for suspects who killed a pair of Valley teens in separate slayings over the weekend.

Saban pledges focus on fugitives

Arizona Republic - Wed Jul 23

If Dan Saban is elected Maricopa County Sheriff, expect deputies to spend more time pursuing fugitive felons in Maricopa County and less time going after residents who might be in the country illegally, the ...

DMX Charged With Identify Theft

E! Gossip - Tue Jul 22

An Arizona grand jury indicted the rapper Tuesday on two felony counts of theft and taking someone's identify for allegedly using a false name to get out of paying a hospital bill in April, according to the ...

Trial to begin in beating death of 3-year-old

East Valley Tribune - Tue Jul 22

In the early hours after her death, little Angelene Plummer, known to her family as Angel, looked like she had been run over by a truck.

DMX indicted on felony theft charges

KPNX-TV Phoenix - Tue Jul 22

Rapper DMX has been indicted on felony charges for allegedly trying to get out of medical expenses.

Former Mesa councilwoman, husband injured in crash

Arizona Republic - Mon Jul 21

Former Mesa City Councilwoman Joan Newth and her husband, Ron, were injured Friday in a traffic accident near Blythe, Calif.

Psych patient says God told her to stab 83-year-old to death

Arizona Republic - Mon Jul 21

The woman accused of stabbing to death her 83-year-old Scottsdale neighbor because God told her to was released from a psychiatric hold Sunday just a half-hour before the killing, Scottsdale police said Monday.

Plea agreement in works in Corrales murder case

Yuma Sun - Mon Jul 21

A plea agreement is being negotiated in the criminal case against Ruben Solorio Valenzuela, who is accused of the 2005 murder of Amancio Corrales.

2 year old boy drowns

Arizona Republic - Mon Jul 21

A 2-year-old boy who was pulled out of a backyard pool died Sunday night at a Phoenix hospital, authorities said.