Phoenix
Those suffering from serious mental illness and/or developmental disabilities and charged with a criminal offense may be eligible to participate in mental-health court, an intensive mental health treatment program, in exchange for dismissal of those criminal charges. This allows for intervention and treatment to assist the mentally ill instead of a criminal record, jail time,…
Though the division has been around for many years, the FBI has recently launched a campaign to draw awareness to the availability of its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). IC3 provides a reliable and convenient way to report suspected internet crime to the FBI, as well as establishing a kind of information clearinghouse about…
6/29/16 Two Phoenix men have been arrested and charged in the shooting of a man they suspected to be driving under the influence (DUI). The incident, which took place on Monday in the Blue Ridge section of Coconino County, began when the men noticed what appeared to be a DUI driver behind them. Themselves…
5/13/16 The latest data from 2014 reveals the top intersections for crashes and red light running within the City of Phoenix, of which the worst is 67th Avenue and Indian School Road. The data further indicates a decrease in the number of DUI-related accidents, while the incidence of crashes arising from running a red light…
4/22/16 Phoenix explores alternatives to Maricopa County Jail The City of Phoenix has paid an average of about ten million dollars per year for the last fifteen years in jail costs to the Maricopa County Jail, and Phoenix cases account for more than thirty percent of bookings into the Jail. Those costs are set…