Tempe Police Department, students address traffic camera installations
The Tempe Police Department maintains the necessity of recently installed traffic cameras, while many returning students noticed the addition of the equipment and questioned its effectiveness. The City of Tempe, alongside Verra Mobility — a "provider of smart mobility technology solutions," according to its website —...
DCS told Chandler PD to put missing teenager in jail after she was found
The police report obtained through a public records request shows Chandler police asked DCS to take emergency custody of the teen, but the agency declined, citing department policies.
Suspect allegedly rammed stolen Humvee into parked Scottsdale police vehicle
PHOENIX – A man was arrested last week after he allegedly crashed a stolen Humvee into a parked Scottsdale police vehicle, injuring the officer inside, authorities said. Lyle Dennis Harmon Jr. allegedly stole the military-style truck before using it to ram a patrol vehicle around 4:30 a.m. Friday near Hayden and...
LIVE: Officer hurt by shrapnel after shooting near 17th Avenue and Buckeye Road
Phoenix police officials say the officer who was shot has been taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
2 officers, suspect hurt in Phoenix police shooting
Parents push back on 9 Kyrene district schools on chopping block. Families packed a Kyrene School District meeting where they begged officials to keep nine schools from being shut down. The district that covers Ahwatukee and parts of Tempe and Chandler is seeing a drastic drop in enrollment. Parents say high-rated...
Tempe police arrest man accused of exposing himself at car wash
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Police say they’ve arrested a man who reportedly exposed himself to a woman at a busy East Valley car wash several weeks ago. Tempe police confirmed Tuesday that 26-year-old Joshua Curtis was arrested last week on indecent exposure and public sexual indecency charges in connection with the case.
Arizona Man Killed and Dismembered Best Friend, Headless Body Found in Desert
Newly released court documents have shed light on the brutal killing of a young Gilbert man whose disappearance last summer shocked his family and friends. Alijah Bradley, 24, was a recent graduate of Northern Arizona University and was working as a project engineer in the Valley. He was reported missing in...
Kyrene School District officials propose 9 school closures. Parents ask them to reconsider
The Kyrene School District is considering closing several schools in response to changing demographics and projected enrollment declines. District officials say Kyrene was built to serve about 20,000 students, but enrollment is expected to drop to 11,000 or 12,000 over the next five years, resulting in a projected $7...
Nationally recognized cardiologists to join Banner Health
Banner Health, a healthcare non-profit with hospitals throughout the Valley and Scottsdale, announced that five nationally recognized cardiovascular specialists from Scottsdale will join the
1-year-old boy dies a week after being pulled out of Tempe apartment complex pool
PHOENIX — A 1-year-old boy died a week after being pulled out of an apartment complex pool in Tempe, authorities announced Tuesday. Officers and firefighters were called to an apartment complex near Baseline and Rural roads in Tempe on Aug. 24 after the child was found in the complex’s pool, according to the Tempe...