Crime Archives - Page 7 of 8

Over $1M in Fentanyl Pills Confiscated by Local Arizona Police

July 16, 2024 5:00 amJuly 25, 2024 11:10 am

(The Center Square) – Major fentanyl seizures are not exclusive to just border authorities, as $1.2 million worth of the deadly drug was confiscated by the Mesa Police Department on Independence Day. The seizure of roughly 750,000 blue fentanyl pills...

Arizona Lawmakers and Pols Decry Trump Assassination Attempt

July 15, 2024 5:00 amJuly 22, 2024 12:30 pm

A symphony of Arizona lawmakers and political heavyweights joined the growing voices calling to lower the rhetorical temperature in the wake of the near assassination of ex-President and candidate Donald Trump. Perusing X and other outlets shows an unprecedented level...

State Senator Justine Wadsack speaking on the floor of the Arizona State Senate at the Arizona State Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona.

Wadsack Demands Investigation of Child’s Death

June 17, 2024 5:00 amJuly 3, 2024 8:12 am

James Zoccoli, a 16-year-old boy with a mental disorder under the care of the state’s Department of Child Safety (DCS), was found dead in a homeless encampment in Mesa, Arizona. The young man left a group home and was discovered...

State Representative David Livingston speaking at the 2016 Arizona Manufacturing Summit at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sparks Fly as DA Mitchell Refuses to Back Down

June 14, 2024 5:00 amJune 19, 2024 11:43 am

In the aftermath of announced investigations into Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ alleged “pay-to-play” scheme, Maricopa County DA Rachel Mitchell has refused Democrat AG Kris Mayes’ request to end her parallel investigation. The Arizona Globe reported on June 10, 2024, that...

Mayes Launches Pay-to-Play Probe into Hobbs Contract

June 10, 2024 5:00 amJune 17, 2024 10:31 am

Arizona AG Kris Mayes (D) confirmed reports that her office has opened a probe into Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs’s possible “pay-to-play” scheme. Senate President Pro Tempore Thomas “TJ” Shope (R-LD16) demanded the investigation after a story broke that Sunshine Residential...

Indicted Senators Retain Committee Roles – for Now

April 29, 2024 10:46 amMay 8, 2024 2:45 pm

(The Center Square) – Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is holding off on disciplinary action against Sens. Jake Hoffman (R-LD15) and Anthony Kern (R-LD27) following their indictments in the 2020 elector case. Petersen said that due process will need to...

Arizona AG Mayes’ Indictment Follows in Biden DOJ Footseps

April 26, 2024 2:01 pmMay 8, 2024 2:45 pm

Arizona’s Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes, who won her election against Republican challenger Abe Hamadeh by a razor-thin margin of just 300 votes, has charged eleven alternate Trump electors with election fraud. Despite the lack of an investigation or any...