March 17, 2005

CHICAGO - Prosecutors rested their case in R. Kelly's child pornography trial after a day of sensational testimony about alleged trysts, extortion plots and a duffel bag full of sex tapes.

A 37-year-old Toronto man was arrested Friday in Canada on suspicion of threatening Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his family.

Laura Allen’s home office was an organizer’s nightmare.

State lawmakers voted Tuesday to give more money to at least some schools willing to stay in session longer.

The agency which operates the Valley’s light-rail system wants to stop Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “Con Rail” idea before it leaves the station again.

October 13, 2004

A 45-year-old Louisiana woman clinging to life since being shot in the head about 9 p.m. Sunday died Tuesday morning, and her brother, a Scottsdale resident, has been arrested in her death.

A Scottsdale police sergeant was placed on administrative leave Thursday night after several women accused him of indecent behavior, authorities said.

Anyone who has spent time in a Maricopa County jail will be prohibited from visiting county inmates beginning Tuesday.

Former player Pat Tillman and coach Bruce Snyder headline the 2008 class of the Arizona State Hall of Fame, the school said Wednesday.

A year ago Tuesday, Brandon Rumbaugh and Lisa Gurrieri visited their favorite campsite north of Scottsdale to commemorate where they spent their first date a year earlier.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says violent crime has dropped significantly in its jurisdiction this year. The announcement came in response to a newspaper editorial by Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon in which he said crime rates in unincorporated parts of the county are "going up fast and fast becoming a crisis."

Baseline Killer suspect Mark Goudeau was moved to a new jail cell Friday, following a Tribune report that he had been housed in an adjacent cell to Serial Shooter suspect Dale Hausner.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office did not comply with county procurement policies or spending guidelines when it spent $456,000 during a spending freeze for a custom-made bus for moving inmates, according to a recently issued special audit.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that homicide in its jurisdiction dropped by 28 percent in 2008. In 2007, the sheriff's office documented 32 murders, but only 23 were recorded last year.

A changing of the guard on the Scottsdale City Council is becoming more likely as incumbent Councilwoman Betty Drake is failing to make up the significant ground in late ballots needed to win her second term.

Fox television is considering a comedic reality cop show whose pilot episode starred the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.

A teenage mother and her 1-year-old son who were the subject of an Amber Alert weren’t abducted, Maricopa County sheriff’s officials said Wednesday.

April 28, 2005

August 25, 2004

California investigators are tracking down more than 150 tips flooding into their agency about a young couple found shot to death in their sleeping bags on a remote beach.

California investigators are tracking down more than 150 tips flooding into their agency about a young couple found shot to death in their sleeping bags on a remote beach.

A Scottsdale police sergeant was placed on administrative leave Thursday night after several women accused him of indecent behavior, authorities said.