Crime and Public Safety

Privacy concerns have prompted several Arizona cities to end their license plate reader programs. Gov. Katie Hobbs and Rep. Andy Biggs addressed the issue this week.

The Phoenix Police Department's history of violent incidents was addressed during a city council meeting following the arrest and firing of two officers involved in a violent traffic stop.

Cave Creek has terminated its license plate reader contract with Flock Safety following privacy concerns, networked data sharing limitations, and camera theft.

A homeowner escaped safely after a suspect fired a gun and broke into a Phoenix house Wednesday, police said. It happened near 27th Avenue and Baseline Road around 5 p.m.

New police body-camera video of San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York being arrested on Sunday morning at a trailer park in East Palestine, Ohio, shows York being placed in handcuffs. 

A military judge rejected prosecutors’ push for a 2027 trial date in the long-delayed case.

ASU Police say a 33-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly filming others inside bathrooms without their knowledge, and investigators say this is not the first time for the suspect.

A joint operation between Arizona, federal and Colombian authorities targets cross-border child exploitation, resulting in 35 arrests and ongoing investigations.

Convicted quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger, who admitted to stabbing four University of Idaho students a year before he proclaimed his innocence and asked to withdraw his guilty plea, has been granted two days in court next year as part of his petition for post-conviction relief.

A Surprise Police officer has been fully cleared of wrongdoing following an audit and investigation into Automated License Plate Reader technology, the department says.

A man was arrested after police say he threw two cocaine-filled, brick-shaped packages worth roughly $200,000 out of his car during a pursuit in Lake Havasu City.

The man wanted by Philadelphia Police for allegedly terrorizing citizens near City Hall has been arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada,

An alleged child predator accused of exploiting a child aboard his sailboat was arrested in Canada, after the FBI warned he could be sailing across the Pacific Ocean to evade authorities.

Police say 20-year-old Brandon Ribadeneira knocked down a photo safety camera in a school zone near Cave Creek Road and Deer Valley Drive before tying it to his truck and dragging it down the street.

Prosecutors and Maricopa County court officials say Essa Williams has been found guilty of multiple charge in connection with a shooting that left Phoenix Police officer Tyler Moldovan badly wounded in late 2021.

Automated license plate readers in Tempe have been shut off, officials said on Aug. 26. "The risk of misuse is too great," Tempe Mayor Corey Woods said.