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Phoenix traffic stop under investigation after man says officers used excessive force during arrest (opens the original)
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PHOENIX — A 29-year-old man and his attorney say Phoenix police used excessive force during an August traffic stop. The incident is now under administrative review. De'Yante Smith says he was driving near 27th Avenue and Campbell on Aug. 21 to pick up a friend for a night out when a police vehicle cut him off and shined a large spotlight directly into his windshield. "I throw my hands up because I'm confused because I didn't know there were police at first, so I'm like, I'm thinking somebody's a
Phoenix releases disciplinary records for 2 officers charged in violent traffic stop (opens the original)
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PHOENIX, AZ — The City of Phoenix has released hundreds of pages of personnel and disciplinary files for two former officers charged in connection with a violent, unreported traffic stop near 19th Avenue and Broadway in early August. Former Officers Luis Vasquez Jr. and Antonio Felix were arrested on August 22 after detectives established probable cause in connection with the August 5 incident. Both face charges including aggravated assault, kidnapping, criminal damage, and other felonies. Phoen
Attorney calls for third-party investigation into Mill Avenue arrest as community speaks out (opens the original)
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TEMPE, Ariz. — Eryn Bonner's attorney is calling for a third-party investigation into her July arrest on Mill Avenue in Tempe, and is raising questions about the sergeant conducting the internal review while the city's police union is pushing back, calling the move an attack on the investigation's integrity. Attorney Ben Taylor said the sergeant overseeing Tempe's investigation was previously suspended in a use of force case. "Of all the hundreds of Tempe officers out there, why would they have
Phoenix vice mayor calls alleged officer misconduct 'atrocious,' vows transparency after arrests (opens the original)
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PHOENIX, AZ — Phoenix Vice Mayor Kesha Hodge Washington is calling for accountability and transparency following the arrest of Phoenix police officers, saying the allegations against them are "atrocious" and urging anyone who had a problematic encounter with the officers to come forward. Hodge Washington said she was first briefed by Police Chief Giordano earlier this month after the now-arrested officers were placed on administrative leave. "It felt unbelievable," Hodge Washington said. The vic
Gilbert man accused of concealing woman's death, moving and hiding her body for days after she died (opens the original)
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GILBERT, AZ — Court records show the allegations made by Gilbert police: a 52-year-old man moved the body of a 55-year-old woman to her home and left her for days after she died. The records say Lauchner then pawned her jewelry, drove her car, and sent text messages from her phone hoping to keep her family from worrying. Records say Lauchner was arrested Aug. 11 and is held without bond at the Lower Buckeye Jail. He faces accusations of abandoning or concealing a dead body, second-degree burglar
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