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trial, first-degree murder, child abuse
Oct 18, 2023

Navarrete maintains innocence, family testifies in trial

Former state Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete is currently on trial for a series of sexual crimes against children, which his attorney maintains he did not commit.  

Miranda rights, arrest, Arizona Court of Appeals, right to remain silent, police, Fifth Amendment
Jul 31, 2023

Court rules right of those accused of crimes to remain silent is absolute

The right of those accused of crimes to remain silent is absolute and can't then be used against them at trial, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled.

police, videotaping, Kavanagh, legislation, ACLU
Jul 14, 2023

Legislation to restrict individuals’ ability to videotape police hits deadend

Legislation to restrict the ability of individuals to videotape police is all but officially dead.

Tempe Town Lake, lawsuit, police, drowning
May 31, 2023

Family of man who drowned in Tempe Town Lake files wrongful death lawsuit

The family of a man who drowned in Tempe Town Lake a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city Wednesday, noting that its police department doesn't have a policy requiring officers to go into the water to save someone.

plea agreement, mother, Flagstaff, murder
May 29, 2023

Mother pleads guilty after Arizona boy starves to death

An Arizona mother has pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse charges stemming from the death of her 6-year-old son who had been locked in a closet and denied food.

photo radar
May 26, 2023

Hobbs vetoes bill that would have banned photo radar

Gov. Katie Hobbs on May 26 quashed the latest attempt by state lawmakers to snuff out the technology that allows communities to use cameras to catch those who are ignoring posted speed limits or who proceed into intersections even after the light turns red.

car repossession, police, Senate, lawmakers
Apr 12, 2023

Senate gives early approval to bill shifting police out of repossession business

State lawmakers are moving to get police out of the business of being repossession workers for auto dealers and title loan companies.

police detective, Arizona, Tempe, San Diego, guilty plea, racketeering-related conspiracy, massage parlors
Apr 7, 2023

Ex-detective pleads guilty to running sex parlors

A former San Diego police detective who used his badge and his knowledge to run a string of massage sex parlors in Arizona and California pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges.

Yavapai County Superior Court, extreme DUI, judge, arrest
Mar 21, 2023

Yavapai County judge is arrested on suspicion of extreme DUI

Yavapai County Superior Court officials were continuing to gather information Tuesday about Judge Celé Hancock's arrest on suspicion of extreme DUI last weekend.

Border Patrol, Huachuca City, arrest, State Route 90, carjacking
Mar 9, 2023

Carjacking suspect chased by cops crashes at U.S. border

Police pursuit of a person suspected in a carjacking Wednesday ended in a crash involving multiple vehicles at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint outside Huachuca City on State Route 90, according to police.

home addresses, lawmakers, Mendez, Salman, Department of Transportation, Shope, Wadsack, Farnsworth, Senate
Feb 1, 2023

Senate committee approves measure prohibiting public from accessing lawmakers’ addresses

State lawmakers voted Wednesday to make it a lot harder to find out where they live. But they said that threats they face make the move necessary.

Kavanagh, attorney general
Dec 5, 2022

Case against former Tucson officer remanded to grand jury

Former Tucson police Officer Ryan Remington, who was indicted on a manslaughter charge in the shooting of a shoplifting suspect, will have his case heard again by a grand jury.

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