Bill Richardson

Rep. Russell Pearce: The Tribune again ignores the facts. Our citizens deserve better! The Tribune’s June 17 editorial talks about finding Mesa Police Chief George Gascón’s replacement, someone who can “dispel the myth that Mesa is a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants.” But it is not a myth!

“Enforcers” are a big part of hockey – and never more so than in this matchup.

Linda Proffitt decided to join a team when she picked her second career.

A group of Guadalupe residents began planning for a future without the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on Sunday.

Upon viewing several TV shows developed on the basis of “profiling”, one would query the constant criticism directed at police profiling. Unless law enforcement witnesses the “smoking gun” or catches the perpetrator(s) walking out the door, most criminal investigations start with profiling, whether the ‘politically correct’ officials wish to admit it or not.

Two men carjacked another man Tuesday night after displaying red and blue lights and getting him to pull off Loop 202 in the northwestern part of the city, according to press release from Mesa police.

Two men carjacked another man Tuesday night after displaying red and blue lights and getting him to pull off Loop 202 in the northwestern part of the city, according to press release from Mesa police.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and children of all ages, once again it's show time.

The state Auditor General's Office says the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control should take "stronger action against repeat and serious violators" of state liquor laws.

An East Valley candidate for Maricopa County sheriff lined up another major labor endorsement Tuesday with the announcement of backing of the Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs.

Queen Creek will double its law enforcement coverage, including the addition of a fulltime detective, as soon as the town can obtain a second law enforcement vehicle.

By the very nature of their work — to protect the innocent from those bent on harm — police officers must sometimes use deadly force. And when a suspect lies dead in the aftermath, it is also the nature of police work to be second-guessed: Did the suspect really pose a deadly threat? Could police have avoided bloodshed?

Gov. Janet Napolitano wants up to 60 DPS officers certified by the federal government to enforce customs laws — a move that would give officers the authority to stop vehicles headed into Mexico and question the occupants.

Gov. Janet Napolitano wants up to 60 DPS officers certified by the federal government to enforce customs laws — a move that would give officers the authority to stop vehicles headed into Mexico and question the occupants.

As another Memorial Day weekend begins to fade, the memories of police officers who died in the line of duty remain during a year that has turned into one of the most tragic years for law enforcement on record.

Pinal County’s population has more than doubled since the late 1970s, but its sheriff’s office has not added a single deputy position, the office’s chief deputy said Tuesday.

Not very long ago, the only recourse available to law enforcement officers whose lives were endangered by suspects would be to respond with deadly force. You come at a cop with a demonstrated intent to kill or cause serious injury and that cop would have no alternative but to fire a lethal bullet.

State legislators moved on two fronts Tuesday to bar politicians and the agency chiefs they appoint from blocking law enforcement officers from enforcing immigration laws.

Some East Valley law enforcement agencies have tightened training practices and policies since the death of Scottsdale police Sgt. Thomas A. Hontz during a training exercise in Gilbert a year ago today.

Want to be a teacher? Or a firefighter? How about police officer or a judge? Likelihood if you take any of these jobs is you’ll work for the government.

As Gold Canyon grows, so do the calls to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. Lately, most of the crime calls are from residents complaining about theft from mailboxes and break-ins at their homes. It seems the golf and retirement community of about 10,000 residents has seen a rash of this type of crime.

State lawmakers are moving to give a break to speeders - at least those who don't drive really fast and don't do it often.And they also could be undermining plans by Gov. Janet Napolitano to roll out photo enforcement cameras statewide.

The sun had not yet risen Wednesday when Mesa detectives gave Alex Reyes an early morning wake-up call with a firm fist pounding the door.