A state law passed years ago will soon take effect, barring police agencies from conducting criminal investigations into shootings and critical incidents involving their own officers.
On July 1, the Arizona Department of Public Safety is set to take over investigations of shootings by Phoenix police officers, in-custody deaths and any incident deemed eligible by the Phoenix chief, according to city records.
The law taking effect orders DPS to build a special division to do the reviews. When they’re done, DPS will tell Phoenix if the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office decides to file charges.
The Phoenix Police Department’s internal affairs bureau will continue work as normal.
Phoenix police have fired guns while on duty at least six times this year.
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The city of Tempe is considering an ordinance that would limit the use of automatic license plate readers. The proposal would also destroy all its existing ALPR data and penalize city staff for violations. -
A federal judge overseeing a long running racial profiling case against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office denied a request on Thursday to end oversight of the agency. -
The grand jury indictments of Antonio Felix and Luis Vasquez Jr. list the same charges previously filed in direct complaints by prosecutors. -
Back in January, federal immigration agents raided each of the 14 Zipps Sports Grill locations across metro Phoenix. They were looking for undocumented workers and ended up arresting dozens of them. -
Right in the middle of Phoenix, there is a temporary holding facility where detainees are being held much longer than they are supposed to be and ICE agents have called 911 multiple times.
