Arizona law requiring independent agency to investigate police shootings takes effect soon
A state law passed years ago will soon take effect, barring police agencies from conducting criminal investigations into shootings and critical incidents involving their own officers. On July 1, the Arizona Department of Public Safety is set to take over investigations of shootings by Phoenix police officers,...
RAINFALL TOTALS: How much rain has fallen around the Valley?
Rain and thunderstorms moving through the Valley have brought more than an inch in some areas, according to data.
DPS academy graduates 54 Arizona troopers at Mesa ceremony
Fifty-four troopers graduated last week from the Arizona Department of Public Safety's trooper academy. The class is made up of 30 cadets and 24 officers, who transferred from other law
Austin Dethroned as Millionaires Flock to Arizona City
The Texas city, which last year was the fastest-growing millionaire hub in the nation, has slipped out of the top five.
Multiple people, including children, taken to hospital after crash in Phoenix
PHOENIX — One person is dead and several more were taken to the hospital following a crash in Phoenix, the city's police department said. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. Phoenix police officers were called to a crash near 43rd...
Young man shot to death in Avondale neighborhood
AVONDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A young man is dead after being shot in a neighborhood in Avondale Sunday night. Police say just after 8:15 p.m., they received multiple calls about shots being fired near 108th Avenue and Flanagan Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a young man who had been shot.
2 people seriously injured jumping off freeway bridge in Arizona after traffic stop
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Two people police believe are suspects in a shoplifting incident in Goodyear jumped out of their vehicle and off of a freeway bridge on Sunday evening, police say. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone. Goodyear police officers...
Lawmakers see troubling failures in teen’s slaying
Fourteen-year-old Emily Pike’s only home up to last year was in the mountainous community of Peridot on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in southeastern Arizona. But after she was sexually assaulted, Emily was pulled from her family and the life she knew and placed in foster care nearly 100 miles away. The...
Scottsdale cops nab seven ‘crime tourists’
“Bulldogging” detectives did round-the-clock surveillance – watching an alleged gang of international crooks using an actual bulldog as cover while casing homes. Chuckling at a May 28 press conference, Scottsdale Police Officer Aaron Bolin noted, “it was almost like a movie.”. Just before an unusually crime-filled...
Car crash involving multiple vehicles reported in Tempe, police say
TEMPE, Ariz. — A car crash involving multiple vehicles was reported in Tempe. Authorities said the intersection of Elliot Road and Priest Drive will be closed for investigation. Tempe police officers responded to the car crash on Sunday afternoon. The crash involved three to four vehicles and one of...
