Crime and Public Safety

A Department of Corrections officer allegedly believed he was messaging a 16-year-old girl online, but was actually communicating with a California-based YouTuber known as the Big Bad Wolf.

One man has been sentenced to 247 years in prison following what could be the longest fugitive pursuit in Arizona history.

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service on Saturday after British prosecutors filed another round of rape and sexual exploitation charges aimed at the brothers. A Marshals Service spokesperson told the Associated Press that the pair was detained in Miami.

A 22-year-old man is dead after an argument with a stranger escalated into a shooting at a gas station near 16th Street and Thomas Road.

A reward is being offered for those who can help identify two masked suspects who used a stolen vehicle to smash into a gun store near Union Hills and Cave Creek Road to steal firearms and ammunition.

One man is dead and two women are fighting for their lives after a violent attack at a Phoenix apartment complex near 16th Street and Camelback Road.

Chandler Police detectives shot and killed a man near Scottsdale and McKellips roads in Tempe after the suspect allegedly pulled a gun while trying to evade arrest.

A homicide suspect allegedly fired multiple rounds at Mesa police officers after barricading himself inside an apartment complex near Dobson and Broadway Road.

A Tennessee woman was arrested this week after authorities said she tried to drown one of her children in a backyard swimming pool.

Glendale police and Westgate security officials credit the Real Time Crime Center and dedicated entertainment squad for a rapid response following a Fourth of July shooting that injured five people.

DPS officials say impairment is suspected in a wrong-way crash near Ahwatukee that left one person with critical injuries.

A routine dentist visit turned into a nightmare for three local families.... Now, a former dental assistant in Chandler will serve 40 years in prison for child molestation.

Keith Schaper allegedly groomed a 13-year-old girl he met online, having sex with her more than 50 times after she turned 15. Police say he recorded some of their encounters and uploaded the videos to Reddit, while also showing the teen how to smoke meth.

A father and son face federal charges after allegedly kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees near Mt. Shasta and holding them hostage for nearly 15 hours before surrendering to law enforcement.

Information was supplied by law enforcement and describes current, active reports of missing persons in the Phoenix-metro area and other cities in Arizona.