Phoenix PD Assault Case Sparks Multi-Level Accountability Push
Two officers were arrested and fired for a violent, unreported Aug. 5 traffic stop involving tasers, punches, and kidnapping charges.
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Two officers were arrested and fired for a violent, unreported Aug. 5 traffic stop involving tasers, punches, and kidnapping charges.
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Community leaders and advocates are demanding a fully transparent probe, officer firings, and a shift of funds from police reform to community...
A 19-year-old was beaten to death during a soccer game near 43rd Avenue and McDowell on August 6. Phoenix PD is now urgently appealing for anyone who was at the scene to contact them, noting the people shown may be witnesses rather than suspects.
Phoenix Police Chief Matt Giordano called the allegations serious and a violation of department standards, vowing accountability as two officers...
Angel Nail, 24, allegedly harassed his ex with threats after their breakup before throwing gasoline on her and setting her on fire at her Phoenix...
Tempe police exposed a violent Aug. 5 traffic stop that Phoenix officers never documented.
Three angles reveal how this case unfolded:
Tumusifu Bazirake, 19, died in the hospital on Aug. 6 after opposing players stomped, kicked and punched him during a soccer match in Phoenix. His...
An 18-year-old intentionally drove his car into a Mesa home where his ex-partner was staying early Sunday, fleeing on foot before arrest on nine...
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A man was hospitalized with serious injuries after a stabbing near 19th Avenue and Cactus Road, where investigators believe the victim and suspect may...
One man died and another was grazed in a shooting at a Goodyear house party early Saturday as juveniles and young adults were leaving the event....
Crystal Hulsey, 37, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, kidnapping and armed robbery, removing the death penalty in the 2022 killing of sex worker...
Phoenix police recovered two missing juvenile girls being trafficked at a motel near 27th Avenue and Northern, arresting Louisiana woman Mia Coleman,...