The Brief
- The Phoenix Police Department is transitioning to a larger, updated facility to accommodate modern public safety needs and expanded technological infrastructure.
- Moving from its brutalist facility built in the mid-1970s allows the department to leave behind an outdated building that has outgrown its operational capacity.
- The former headquarters site will eventually be decommissioned and put up for sale once all personnel and equipment are entirely relocated.
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Police Department headquarters is in a new building. The department now has a bigger and better space to do crime-fighting work in the modern world.
What we know:
The change means leaving behind the old headquarters at the corner of 7th Avenue and Washington Street. The location serves as the site where high-profile police officers and criminals came together over the past five decades.…