PHOENIX — Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run in north Phoenix, according to authorities. The Phoenix Police Department said the incident happened Sunday just before 3:30 a.m. near 43rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone.
Phoenix police fatally shot a suspect Friday morning near Cesar Chavez Park, officials announced.
The Phoenix Police Department has not had a permanent police chief since Jeri Williams retired in the summer of 2022.
The Phoenix Police Department had a win Wednesday when the jury sided with them in a federal civil rights lawsuit that claimed officers unfairly targeted two protesters because of their anti-police views.
The Maricopa County Examiner's Office will determine why 33-year-old Turell Dantae Clay died. Phoenix police detectives are also investigating.
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The Phoenix Police Department claims it experienced a drop in homicides in 2024, including a decrease in the number of juveniles arrested for murder. On Wednesday, the city's police department announced that data from the previous year shows a 28% drop in homicides and a 4% decrease in crime overall.
The number of juveniles involved in homicides — both as victims and offenders — went down too, Phoenix police said.
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The next chief will oversee a $981 million budget and more than 2,500 officers with plans to grow the department.
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Police are following leads but have not detained any suspects in the shooting that killed Willie Harvey, 39, and injured two others.