Top finance minds are among Maricopa County officials who held secret talks on Tuesday about a long running-racial profiling case against the Sheriff’s Office.
An independent auditor recently found that the agency has consistently misstated associated costs.
Maricopa County’s chief financial officer, deputy budget and deputy finance directors were scheduled to take part in the Board of Supervisors’ private executive session.
An independent auditor recently found that more than $163 million in costs county officials tied to the Melendres case were either inappropriate or incorrectly divided.
Now the clock is ticking on a deadline for the Sheriff’s Office to dispute those findings.
Separately, the case monitor is scheduled to hold a quarterly public meeting on reform compliance next week at the federal courthouse downtown.
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A bill designed to reform how family courts treat parents with a history of domestic violence unanimously passed the Arizona Legislature and awaits Gov. Katie Hobbs’ signature. -
This past weekend marked the 60th anniversary of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in a case that originated with the Phoenix Police Department. Ernesto Miranda confessed to kidnapping and sexual assault, but Justices ruled that detectives should have told him certain information first. -
In March, Todd Maddox, 59, was arrested after museum staff witnessed him breaking off pieces of a marble wall and throwing them at the large red sculpture called "Jurassic Age.” -
Here’s a story that sounds like sci-fi: Every law enforcement agency in Cochise County will soon use iris scanning technology to identify people. -
Police are continuing to investigate the death of a man with developmental disabilities who was found inside a vehicle parked outside a Mesa adult care facility.
