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Patrol

Family Will Get Disability Benefits in Ex-Phoenix Officer's PTSD Suicide

A police board on Wednesday approved disability benefits for the family of Craig Tiger, a former Phoenix officer whose suicide became a rallying cry for changes in how the department handles PTSD.

April 14, 2016

Patrol

Video: Phoenix PD Submitting Fewer Felony Cases to County, Cause Disputed

he Phoenix Police Department has had a significant drop in felony cases submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office in recent months. But there's not a consensus on whether the new RMS is to blame.

April 7, 2016

Patrol

Video: Phoenix Officer Fighting Incurable Diseases, Needs Lifelong Treatment

For the last five years, Officer Denham has lived with an invisible disease. It's an autoimmune disease called systemic sclerosis, which is a rare form of scleroderma.

March 26, 2016

Patrol

Video: Arizona Officer Charged with Murder Over January Shooting

A Mesa, AZ, police officer who shot and killed a Texas man at an East Valley hotel in January has been charged with second-degree murder.

March 7, 2016

Special Units

Video: Officers Tried to Rescue Family Shooting Victims from House Fire

Police say five people, including a shooting suspect and child, have died in a family shooting and house fire in Phoenix on Tuesday morning.

February 23, 2016

Technology

Video: Golden Retriever Joins Arizona DPS to Find Hidden Data, Help Distressed Employees

DPS says Fallon will help provide calm and comfort to distressed detectives at the Arizona Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center. The 2-year-old dog has a number of special skills, including the ability to sniff out "digital evidence."

February 19, 2016

Patrol

Arizona Officer Dies After Possibly Suffering Medical Episode

A Bullhead City, AZ, police sergeant was off duty when he died in his pickup truck in Southern Nevada.

February 18, 2016

Patrol

Video: Officer Shortage Forces Phoenix Detectives Back to Patrol

The Phoenix Police Department will be implementing a plan to fill the open patrol positions that have plagued the department and cost the city millions in overtime.

January 26, 2016

Patrol

Video: Arizona Officers Rescue 3-Year-Old Girl Duct Taped, Locked in Closet, and Sexually Abused

Police in Mesa, AZ, say they’re investigating a child-abuse case that “shocks the soul.” A 3-year-old malnourished girl was bound with duct tape, kept in a closet, and allegedly offered for sex by a man babysitting the child.

January 19, 2016

Special Units

Tucson Police Station Standoff Ends Peacefully with Suspect's Arrest

Arizona police say a man threatening to detonate his recreational vehicle outside a Tucson police substation was arrested without incident after a nearly 10-hour standoff yesterday.

January 7, 2016

Special Units

Video: Man Threatens to Explode RV at Tucson Police Station, Standoff in Progress

Several agencies are on the scene after a man claiming to be armed with weapons and explosives showed up at the Tucson Police Department substation.

January 6, 2016

Training

Video: Phoenix Police Get Training in Spotting Terror Threats Online

As the war against terrorism continues, the Phoenix Police Department is one of the few agencies in the country offering specific training for its officers on gathering intelligence online to spot potential threats.

January 5, 2016