Katya Schwenk
PhoenixNewTimes
Phoenix, AZ, United States
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Phoenix Police Have Killed Seven People So Far in 2023
Police release new details about two deaths in February. Officers killed two more people in March. → Read More
Phoenix Mobile Home Park Residents Call for City Action to Stop Evictions
Three Phoenix City Councilmembers offered four ways to help during an emotional meeting on Monday. → Read More
Phoenix Faces Two Lawsuits Over Secret Police Union Contract Talks
Two lawsuits hope to lift the veil of secrecy over the city's contract negotiations with a police union. → Read More
Phoenix Police Knelt on Man Who Died During Arrest; Agency’s 2023 Death Toll Reaches 6
Just 10 days after serving a 20-year prison sentence for second-degree murder, Bryan Funk was killed while being arrested by the Phoenix Police Department. → Read More
Two Years Later, Phoenix Fails to Expand Mental Health Crisis Response Program
In 2021, the city of Phoenix spent $15 million to expand a mental health crisis intervention program. Two years later, it's still struggling to get it off the ground. → Read More
Arizona’s Right-Wing Lawmakers Rally Against ‘Evil’ of Abortion Rights
A group of Arizona's headline-grabbing right-wing lawmakers made it clear that they plan to fight to restrict abortions in the state during a March for Life in Phoenix. → Read More
‘Extreme Indifference to Human Life’: Family of Man Killed by Phoenix Police Sues
Ali Osman threw a small rock at a Phoenix police officer in September. He was shot and killed. → Read More
Civil Rights Advocates Protest Focus of Super Bowl Spike in Police Activity
The focus by Phoenix and Glendale police on human trafficking and panhandling ahead of the Super Bowl has some civil rights activists concerned. → Read More
Advisory Board ‘Outraged’ Over Treatment by Sheriff Paul Penzone in Lawsuit
"I'm not going to give extensions," a judge warned Sheriff Paul Penzone during a court hearing in a long-running racial discrimination suit. → Read More
Grand Jury Declines to Indict Phoenix Cop Who Beat Man Inside QuikTrip
Two Phoenix officers caught on video beating a handcuffed man who moments earlier shot at them will not face charges, prosecutors said Monday. → Read More
City, Phoenix Cops Negotiate New Contract in Secret Despite Calls for Transparency
The new police contract will help shape the power and practices of the embattled Phoenix Police Department. But it'll likely be kept secret until it's finalized. → Read More
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone Appeals Contempt Order in Long-Running Court Case
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone is challenging a judge's November ruling holding him in contempt of court in a decades-long court case. → Read More
Phoenix Police Shoot, Kill Two People in Deadly Start to New Year
After shooting to death 10 people in 2022, the Phoenix Police Department has recorded two police killings in the first week of 2023. → Read More
Phoenix Continues Sweeps in Homeless Camp But Ignores Dinosaurs It Wants Evicted
A California company installed unauthorized metal sculptures in a homeless encampment downtown. Now, it's refusing to take them down. → Read More
Arizona Supports Executing Man on Death Row Who Asked to Die
The execution date of Aaron Gunches is nearing. Will new Attorney General Kris Mayes move to stop it? → Read More
California Ghost Kitchen Unmasked as Creator of Bootleg Dinos in the Zone
A California-based ghost kitchen company installed giant dinosaurs in a sprawling homeless encampment in downtown Phoenix and now has until December 30 to remove them. → Read More
As New Chief Stresses De-Escalation, Phoenix Police Shoot and Kill 10th Person
The week of November 28 was a deadly one for the Phoenix Police Department. → Read More
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone Braces for $1.15 Million Monthly Court Fine
One month after Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone was held in contempt in an ongoing federal court case, the county is bracing itself for a fine of $1.15 million — and possibly more. → Read More
ACLU Sues Phoenix to Stop New Sweeps of Homeless Encampment
"The city is terrorizing the very people it should be helping," ACLU attorneys say. → Read More
With Just Weeks Left in Office, Mark Brnovich Pushing for Another Execution
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has only six weeks left in office. But he still wants to pursue one last execution. → Read More