Tag Archives: Phoenix

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is launching a broad civil-rights investigation of the Phoenix Police Department over allegations of excessive use of force and homeless abuse. The investigation began Thursday after reports showed the department unlawfully had used deadly force, engaged in discriminatory policing, retaliated against peaceful protesters and …

Phillip Blanks says the child’s mother was the “real hero”, after making the “ultimate sacrifice” to save her son’s life. Video footage shows the moment a toddler was caught by a former American football player after being thrown out of a burning building by his mother in Phoenix, Arizona. The …

Almost an entire city block was consumed by flames as dozens of fire crews responded to a blaze at a four-story apartment complex in Phoenix. Police reported gunfire during the inferno and at least one person has been arrested. The building was reportedly almost 40 percent complete at the time …

At least three people have been injured at an outdoor shopping mall in Arizona after an armed man opened fire. Authorities said that one man was in custody, whilst one person was in a critical condition at a hospital. Two others had non-life threatening injuries, Glendale police information officer Tiffany …

A US military jet unexpectedly released a rocket during what was supposed to be a routine training flight near Tucson, Arizona, according to military officials quick to add that the white phosphorus munition hit a deserted area.​ An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft flying a training mission between Tucson and Phoenix …

The mayor of the US city of Phoenix has apologized after a video allegedly showing police threatening to shoot a black family went viral. Officers were responding to an alleged shoplifting incident last month when the video was recorded. The parents say they did not notice that their four-year-old daughter …