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Gilbert chief warns public about 'doxxing' in teen …

2/23/2024
Gilbert Police Chief Michael Soelberg cautioned the public Feb. 22 at his weekly news conference about the “doxing” of residents believed to have been involved with incidents of teen …

Juvenile female is latest arrest in Gilbert teen …

2/21/2024
The Gilbert Police Department arrested a 17-year-old juvenile Tuesday in connection with a previously unreported alleged assault and robbery case from September 2023, officials said.  The …

Parents to Chandler Schools: Too long to place …

2/19/2024
No one spoke at the Feb. 14 Chandler Unified School District Governing Board meeting to advocate for the Riggs Elementary School principal. But there were a pair of public speakers at the …

Gilbert police looking for more public help on teen …

2/16/2024
Gilbert police are up to 40 arrests this year in cases connected to group teen-on-teen violence and have 12 active cases they are investigating, but Chief Michael Soelberg continued his call for the …

Parents vent anger, call for resignations at Chandler …

2/15/2024
Anger and a demand for more action were what parents brought to the Feb. 14 Chandler Unified School District Governing Board meeting. At least a couple left far more upset than when they …

Chandler proclamation highlights teen dating violence …

2/11/2024
At the Chandler City Council’s Feb. 5 study session, Council member Christine Ellis read a proclamation about teen dating violence prevention.  Present for the reading were Katie …

EVIT to open $10M HopeTech residential center in Mesa …

2/9/2024
Members of the East Valley Institute of Technology were joined by Mesa Mayor John Giles and Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday in a ceremony commemorating a $10 million, 24,050-square-foot …

Family of slain teen lean on Chandler Council

2/9/2024
As discussions continue at East Valley local government meetings about teen violence, on Feb. 8, it was the Chandler City Council’s turn — again. A few weeks after the stepmother of …

Gilbert police chief: Progress made on whether group …

2/9/2024
The investigation into whether perpetrators of teen violence in the East Valley can be classified as members of a gang is making headway, Gilbert Police Chief Michael Soelberg said Feb. 8.   …

Public comes out to give Gilbert subcommittee thoughts …

2/1/2024
Members of victims’ families, local school boards and the community at large gave their input Jan. 31 at the latest Gilbert Town Council Subcommittee on Youth Violence.   About 60 …

Gilbert Public Schools leader emphasizes community …

1/31/2024
Gilbert Public Schools Superintendent Shane McCord called on the community to keep a “watchful eye” on its children to ensure what happened to San Tan Valley teen Preston Lord does not …

Second teen violence subcommittee meeting set for Jan. …

1/30/2024
As promised, the Gilbert Town Council Subcommittee on Teen Violence is moving out into the public. The subcommittee's second meeting has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Southeast …