Law Enforcement

Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan
Sentencing of the former state Corrections director over an armed standoff with police at his Tempe home has been postponed. His next hearing is scheduled for early February
Jan. 11, 2024
Kahlil Hudson
The Show spoke with Kahlil Hudson, a documentary filmmaker and one of the directors of "Navajo Police: Class 57," a three-part docuseries on the Navajo Nation Police Department.
Jan. 11, 2024
A dog at an Arizona animal shelter in May 2023
More than 50 dogs were removed from April McLaughlin’s Chandler home last year. After further review of evidence, she was re-arrested early this week on charges related to animal cruelty and abuse.
Jan. 10, 2024
Wide shot of woman at podium surrounded by audience
Earlier this week, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs reaffirmed her commitment to improving long-term care during her State of the State address.
Jan. 10, 2024
Mesa Public Schools
The Show spoke with Elizabeth Anthony, an associate professor at Arizona State University, about Mesa Public Schools' decision to incorporate weapon detectors into their security.
Jan. 10, 2024
Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan
The former Arizona director of corrections is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday morning in Maricopa County Superior Court. Charles Ryan pleaded no contest in November to a charge of disorderly conduct with a gun.
Jan. 10, 2024
Welcome to Scottsdale marker sign
A tripped alarm alerted an employee, who called police. Responding officers discovered a car in the alley behind the American Fine Art gallery, with a ladder leading to the roof.
Jan. 9, 2024
Border crossing buildings
The Lukeville Port of Entry is open after a monthlong closure due to a higher number of border crossings nearby.
Jan. 5, 2024
judge's gavel
A judge has denied a Chandler woman’s appeal of the decision to terminate her rights to more than a dozen dogs seized by police. In October, the court ruled that the dogs had experienced cruel mistreatment, cruel neglect or abandonment.
Jan. 4, 2024
Phoenix Police Department headquarters in downtown Phoenix
For months, Phoenix officials have publicly anticipated the release of findings by federal civil rights investigators from a sweeping review of the city and its police department.
Jan. 4, 2024
The Lukeville Port of Entry is re-opening Thursday after being closed in early December. Arizona politicians called for more federal government support, and aids groups say they continue to be overwhelmed with the number of asylum seekers.
Jan. 3, 2024
Senior priest sitting with the Bible in confessional and listening to confession
The Show spoke with Dr. Michael Mazza, a Catholic canon and civil lawyer as well as a professor at Marquette Law School in Milwaukee, about a high-profile child sex abuse lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Jan. 2, 2024
gavel in front of a statue of the scales of justice
A Phoenix man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for a string of bank robberies in 2019. The man robbed five Valley banks over a five-month span.
Dec. 30, 2023
Inmate is led into Pima County Jail
Pima County officials are asking for public input as they weigh adding a new county jail. The Adult Detention Center Blue Ribbon Commission came to fruition to research the need to build or renovate the county jail.
Dec. 29, 2023
person holding a gun in the air
Firing celebratory gunfire into the air on New Year’s Eve is against the law and could result in a felony charge. And police in at least one city have ways of tracking down where that gunfire came from.
Dec. 29, 2023
Phoenix Police Department headquarters in downtown Phoenix
In 2024, every sworn-in Phoenix police officer will undergo a two day training to learn the new use-of-force policy that is expected to be implemented in the new year.
Dec. 29, 2023
A flyer released by the Queen Creek Police Department
The Queen Creek Police Department submitted charges against seven individuals in the death of an Preston Lord to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, officially announced Thursday.
Dec. 29, 2023
Likeness of Luis Alonso Paredes drawn by the Museum of Northern Arizona
The Mohave County Sheriff’s office has identified remains found by hikers almost 50 years ago near a lake on the border of Arizona and Nevada. The man was determined to be Luis Alonso Paredes from El Salvador.
Dec. 28, 2023
arizona prison cell
Members of a special panel appointed by Gov. Katie Hobbs to look at the state prison system say they can’t do the job she asked them to do: provide and meaningful oversight of the $1.1 billion operation where about 35,000 people are locked up.
Dec. 27, 2023
A Fountain Hills senator is moving once again to pass laws to lock up — or at least fine — those who get in the way of Arizonans on the road.
Dec. 27, 2023

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