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Maricopa County attorney: report, don't post, fight …

3/16/2024
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell is urging people who witness crimes and videotape them to contact police and not post the items on social media. Her call comes as the cases of teen violence …

Chandler woman accused of animal abuse due in court …

2/8/2024
A court date for a woman accused of 77 counts of animal abuse-related charges has been postponed. Sydney McKinley is due in Chandler Municipal Court, 200 E. Chicago St., Downtown Chandler, 8:30 …

Arizona lawmaker, prosecutor want to see stiffer …

1/31/2024
PHOENIX — Saying thieves pay attention, a state lawmaker and a prosecutor are moving to enhance the penalty against those who engage in multiple incidents of organized retail theft.

Arizona Supreme Court justices hear arguments whether …

12/12/2023
PHOENIX — Justices of the Arizona Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with the question of whether lawmakers who approved allowing abortions through the first 15 weeks of pregnancy in 2022 actually intended to outlaw the procedure entirely if they ever were allowed.

Maricopa County Attorney’s Office cracking down on …

11/16/2023
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office employees 1,000 individuals working for residents.

Chandler Police seek those who interacted with accused …

9/28/2023
The Chandler Police Department asked the public for help Thursday after a district attorney returned a case to CPD involving animal abuse allegations. In a statement, Chandler Police said the …

Hobbs tells county attorneys she has legal ground in …

7/7/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs told 12 county attorneys late Friday she is on legally solid ground in rejecting their request that she rescind her executive order stripping them of their authority to prosecute abortion cases.

AG Mayes acknowledges she has total say over …

7/1/2023
PHOENIX — She won’t use the word “decriminalization” to describe the fact she won’t ever prosecute any doctor who performs abortion. But in an extensive interview with Capitol Media Services, Attorney General Kris Mayes acknowledged that a new executive order by Gov. Hobbs gives her — and her alone — total say over enforcement of all criminal laws that govern the procedure. County attorneys are stripped of their ability to decide whether to bring charges.

Maricopa County judge refuses to extend death warrant

4/7/2023
PHOENIX — A judge in Phoenix said Thursday afternoon he was helpless to provide any immediate relief to the family of a murder victim who wanted the state to go ahead with the scheduled execution that day of his killer because a death warrant issued by the Arizona Supreme Court was expiring.

Goodyear prosecutor wants to clean up County …

3/29/2022
Goodyear city prosecutor Gina Godbehere wants to clean up the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. The veteran prosecutor, who worked at the County Attorney’s Office for 25 years before …