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The Tohono O’odham Nation Police Department and the FBI are investigating a fatal shooting of a tribal member by the Border Patrol on tribal land.
May. 22, 2023
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A new report from Syracuse University research group Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, or TRAC, shows a significant rise in a type of lawsuit generally filed by immigrants whose applications for things like visas and work permits on stuck in long backlogs at USCIS.
May. 18, 2023
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Phoenix police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a former Somali refugee with a mental health issue will not face state charges.
May. 17, 2023
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The Phoenix Police Department lost about 45 years of law enforcement experience this week as two members died in separate unspecified medical events.
May. 12, 2023
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More Phoenix police officers are using new tools to reduce deadly force encounters.
May. 11, 2023
A new report by the Anti-Defamation League shows a big uptick in antisemitic incidents across the U.S. and in the state over the last two years.
May. 9, 2023
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The University of Arizona is facing scrutiny about how it handled safety concerns before last year’s on-campus killing of professor Tom Meixner. During a university safety briefing, President Robert Robbins announced a new mobile crisis team is in development.
May. 8, 2023
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There was another mass shooting on Saturday. Jesenia Pizarro is a pin the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. The Show spoke with her about the problem of illegal guns and how people can get a gun in America.
May. 8, 2023
A judge has ordered the former owners of Teakwoods Tavern and Grill in Gilbert and Chandler to pay back more than $3 million and serve jail and prison time for tax evasion.
May. 5, 2023
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An Arizona organization working to investigate and litigate cases of wrongful conviction in Arizona will receive funding from the Department of Justice to continue that work.
May. 4, 2023
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Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone has spoken out publicly several times this year as reports of overdoses and deaths in the county jails have racked up and footage of inmates being wheeled out of jails on gurneys has hit the news.
May. 4, 2023
Kenneth McCoy
Tempe recently appointed Ken McCoy as the city's new police chief. The position became available after Governor Katie Hobbs nominated the former chief, Jeff Glover, to lead the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
May. 3, 2023
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The Biden administration recently announced a plan to open centers in Central America where people hoping to come to the U.S. to seek protection can begin that process.
May. 2, 2023
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The University of Arizona's first female police chief as well as a provost are stepping away from their roles as criticism of campus safety issues continues following a professor’s shooting death.
May. 2, 2023
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There is a severe shortage of 911 dispatchers in Arizona right now. The Phoenix Fire Department’s Jim Frazier says it’s result of the pandemic and the incredible stress of the job.
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Apr. 27, 2023
The Arizona Supreme Court earlier this month ruled a clergy member was allowed to keep information gathered during a confession confidential and was not required to alert law enforcement.
Apr. 27, 2023
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A group of nearly 200 aid and advocacy organizations are calling on Customs and Border Protection to issue formal regulations around how pregnant women and new mothers are detained.
Apr. 27, 2023
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As Arizona lawmakers work on a new budget, the Hobbs administration wants to do away with the Department of Safety’s Border Strike Force. The force was established by former Gov. Doug Ducey in 2015 as an collaborative initiative he said would have state troopers partner with local law enforcement, and it's been expanding ever since.
Apr. 21, 2023
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Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone says drugs, especially fentanyl, are a primary concern regarding the rising number of inmate deaths. This comes after a detention officer was arrested earlier this year for allegedly smuggling about 100 meth and fentanyl pills into a county jail.
Apr. 19, 2023
Kenneth McCoy will be the next Tempe police chief. McCoy comes from Alaska, where he used to serve as the head of the police department in Anchorage.
Apr. 18, 2023

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