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Patrol

Video: AZ Pursuit Ends With Suspects' Kiss

A high-speed police pursuit through the southeast Valley near Phoenix Wednesday night ended with an embrace and two people taken into custody.

January 11, 2018

Patrol

Video: AZ Crime Tips Program Offers Reward for Suspect in Hit-and-Run that Injured Phoenix Officer

Police say Jose Pedro Moreno Leyva, 39, hit the motorcycle officer on October 21. According to police he was driving a pickup truck and failed to yield, turning left in front of the officer. With the impact, the officer was thrown from his motorcycle. He was hospitalized by the incident.

January 10, 2018

Patrol

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio Running for Senate

Arpaio, who has frequently talked about seeking higher office, said he decided to run as a “big supporter of President Trump” who would back the president wholeheartedly.

January 9, 2018

Special Units

Video: Special Units from Phoenix PD Show Off Capabilities at Children’s Hospital

Last week officers from the Phoenix Police Department’s Special Assignments Unit, Bomb Squad, K-9 Unit and Air Support Unit performed demonstrations for the patients at Phoenix Children's Hospital.

December 29, 2017

Patrol

Phoenix PD Fights Opioid Epidemic on Multiple Fronts

The Phoenix PD says the local opioid problem is about more than fentanyl. The Phoenix Police Crime Laboratory has identified a variety of compounds in illicit pills seized within the city. Some of the additional compounds include: heroin; cocaine; lidocaine, fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, and tramadol.

December 29, 2017

Special Units

Video: “Make-A-Wish” Granted by AZ SWAT Team

From flying in the helicopter, to taking down the "bad guys", Raiden truly was a SWAT operator that day, AZDPS says.

December 29, 2017

Special Units

Officer Injured in Shootout at Phoenix Apartment Complex

A man is accused of shooting and killing his estranged wife and their two children at a Phoenix apartment complex before injuring an officer in a Christmas Day shootout with police.

December 26, 2017

Patrol

AZ Officer Dies of Medical Event Following Foot Pursuit

A 58-year-old El Mirage, AZ, police officer died Tuesday after experiencing a medical crisis during a foot pursuit.

December 12, 2017

Technology

Vievu Body Cameras on Patrol with Major Agencies

Oakland PD was an early advocate of Vievu body camera technology and has been using the company's products since 2010. The department currently has 775 cameras; most of them the Vievu LE3 model. Now the department is moving to upgrade all of its officers' cameras to the latest Vievu model, the LE5.

December 8, 2017

Patrol

Former AZ Officer Found Not Guilty of Second-Degree Murder

A jury has found former Mesa, AZ, police officer Philip Brailsford not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a man at a Mesa hotel in 2016.

December 7, 2017

Patrol

Wife of AZ Deputy Killed in Vehicle Attack, Police Say

Trent Garrett Ferree, 45, of Mesa was booked on suspicion of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. He was being held on a $1 million bond in a Maricopa County jail.

December 2, 2017

Patrol

Video: AZ Police Start Collection to Replace Cash Woman Reported Stolen

When a woman reported an envelope containing $160 cash had been stolen from her, members of the Glendale (AZ) Police Department donated well above that amount out of their own pockets so she could not only pay her bills but also have a happier Christmas.

December 1, 2017