Tempe
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,…
As the ASU semester begins this week, police agencies from several East Valley cities, as well as the Maricopa and Pinal County Sheriff’s offices, will be conducting saturation DUI patrols in Tempe this weekend. Though DUI patrols and checkpoints are conducted year-round, the heaviest activity takes place on and around holiday weekends. For…