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Top Phoenix news: Police event sparks backlash; 13 arrested in telemarketing scam; more

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Published on October 03, 2019
Top Phoenix news: Police event sparks backlash; 13 arrested in telemarketing scam; morePhoto: Alan Stark/Flickr

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Phoenix.

Phoenix Police 'United in Christ' event sparks backlash

The police-themed vigil, apparently featuring Chief Williams, was set to be held Friday, Oct. 4, outside Phoenix City Council Chambers.

Read the full story on phoenixnewtimes.

Beto O'Rourke to hold town hall meeting Sunday at The Churchill in downtown Phoenix

The Democratic presidential candidate will first attend a fundraiser in Flagstaff Saturday before arriving in Phoenix Sunday

Read the full story on 12NEWS.

Man, 93, dies after car ends up in suburban Phoenix pond

Sheriff’s officials say it appears the man was trying to park in a lot near a supermarket when the car accelerated for some reason.

Read the full story on Las Vegas Review-Journal.

More than 9,000 victimized in Phoenix telemarketing scam

Phoenix police have arrested more than a dozen people for bilking thousands of elderly victims out of $40 million in an elaborate telemarketing scheme.

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

City to approve $125,000 settlement for woman who says Phoenix cop stalked her

On May 15, the woman filed a federal lawsuit in Arizona's District Court against the city of Phoenix and four Phoenix police officers, alleging that officer Marcos Rodriguez stalked her, showed up at her house uninvited, made unwanted sexual advances and pointed a gun at her head.

Read the full story on phoenixnewtimes.


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