East Valley Tribune - Cop Shop

Parents of 8-year-old rape victim arrested

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:58:03 -0700

The parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who police say was raped by four boys have been arrested on felony child abuse charges.

Police investigate drive-by shooting

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:57 -0700

Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that took place near a west Mesa intersection Friday afternoon.

New judge assigned in case of St. Johns' boy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:52:59 -0700

ST. JOHNS — A new judge has been assigned to hear the case of a 9-year-old eastern Arizona boy awaiting sentencing in the shooting death of his father's roommate.

Woman dies in fire; child critically burned

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:21 -0700

A 22-year-old farmworker died in a mobile-home fire Friday and her 1-year-old daughter was critically burned.

Bank robbery suspect arrested quickly

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:16:50 -0700

Mesa police arrested a 43-year-old suspect less than 10 minutes after a bank robbery Thursday.

Police seek white SUV in double hit-run

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:56:09 -0700

Chandler police are looking for the driver of a white SUV involved in a double hit-and-run that injured a man in a bar parking lot Friday.

Thieves steal box containing baby's ashes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:49:40 -0700

A Peoria family hit by burglars are pleading with the thieves to return a shiny box containing a baby's ashes.

Auditorium fire averted at Red Mountain High

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:46:02 -0700

Quick-thinking, fast-acting staff members at Red Mountain High School averted a large-scale fire when they put out a burning curtain in the school's auditorium Thursday.

Man found dead inside Mesa apartment

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:03:14 -0700

Police are investigating the death of a 35-year-old man whose body was discovered inside an apartment early Sunday.

Scottsdale credit union robbed

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:04:53 -0700

Scottsdale police are looking for a man who robbed a Desert Schools Credit Union Tuesday.

DPS arrests 3 in sale of grenade parts

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:21:33 -0700

Three people are in custody after the Department of Public Safety discovered the suspects were allegedly selling casings for 23 grenades in metropolitan Phoenix.

Bicyclist dies in collision with motorcycle

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:18:21 -0700

A 68-year-old bicyclist died Wednesday after getting struck by a motorcyclist at a Mesa intersection.

Sheriff: Soldiers had 680 pounds of pot

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:47:02 -0700

Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies busted three U.S. Army soldiers with almost 700 pounds of marijuana and $10,000 in cash during a two-day sweep for human smugglers.

Arpaio conducts two-day immigration sweep

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:52:58 -0700

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched a two-day crime-suppression and illegal-immigration sweep on Monday, as dozens of protestors lined a south Phoenix street close to where the sheriff outlined the plans at a crowded press conference.

Police investigate armored-car robbery

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:38:06 -0700

Gilbert detectives are investigating an armored-car robbery at a Bank of America on Tuesday.

Tougher massage rules on track despite delay

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:28:02 -0700

Mesa's massage establishments are still on track to face tougher regulations despite a minor delay as the city reworked some of the proposed rules.

Dobson High locked down after bomb threat

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:42:02 -0700

The Mesa bomb squad locked down Dobson High School for about an hour Tuesday after someone called in a threat around 8:40 a.m.

Chandler police arrest 4 in pizzeria robbery

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:41:32 -0700

Chandler police made four arrests Monday in connection with the robbery of a pizza store.

Arpaio launches 2-day immigration sweep

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:56:30 -0700

Slideshow: Sheriff Arpaio's press conference

Woman burned, home destroyed in blaze

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:30:52 -0700

A woman was hospitalized with second-degree burns to her face and legs after she spilled rubbing alcohol on the floor shortly after she had dropped a lit match, igniting a blaze and destroying her home on Sunday.