A Maricopa County woman, Michele Lee Brimmer, has been indicted for forging signatures for a ballot initiative, with charges including Fraudulent Schemes and Practices, Forgery, and False Signature on a Petition.

A Tempe man with past felonies was sentenced to 47 months for illegal firearm possession and animal cruelty after a January 2023 raid revealed weapons and videos of animal abuse.

Buckeye police, responding to a noise complaint, discovered 230 grams of meth and a handgun, leading to arrests for drug and weapons charges. A man at the scene was also cited for traffic violations.

A man was killed in a deputy-involved shooting in Prescott, Arizona, after allegedly firing shots; no deputies were injured, with an investigation ongoing.

"Operation Double Down" led to the arrest of 20 individuals and the seizure of drugs, guns, and cash linked to a drug trafficking network from Mexico to Phoenix.

Law enforcement in Scottsdale, Arizona, arrested 202 individuals for sex trafficking-related offenses, while in Spain and Croatia, 30 were arrested for human trafficking by a Chinese criminal network.

Arizona border patrol foiled a drug smuggling attempt, seizing 159 pounds of meth and arresting a Mexican man.

Zakary Preece faces charges for stalking, attempted kidnapping, and other felonies after crossing state lines to pursue an ex-girlfriend, leading to an attempted suicide and arrest by police in Glendale, Arizona.

Two small planes collided near Marana, Arizona, leaving two dead; the incident occurred at an airport lacking a control tower, with investigations ongoing by the NTSB and FAA.

Two people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation following a severe fire that destroyed a home in Chandler, with fire crews from surrounding areas responding to the incident.

IRS Agent Larry Edward Brown, Jr. was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of fellow agent Patrick Bauer at a Phoenix gun range in 2023.

Arizona lawmakers consider reinstating the firing squad as a death penalty method because of issues with lethal injections. House committee passed a relevant bill, which now progresses through the legislature.

A suspect was fatally shot by Phoenix police after fleeing a traffic stop and later firing a handgun during a standoff. No officers were injured in this fourth Phoenix PD shooting of the year.