Mesa police sued for killing one man, shooting woman in back
Two lawsuits against Mesa police allege officers used excessive force in two cases, killing one person and shooting another as she sought help.
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Two lawsuits against Mesa police allege officers used excessive force in two cases, killing one person and shooting another as she sought help.
The Mesa Police Department began encrypting its radio traffic last month, ending the ability of people with radio scanners to hear officers’ chatter.
Two people are in the hospital following a car crash in Mesa on Friday afternoon. The crash involved a light rail car.
A woman who was badly burned in an explosive fire at a Mesa golf resort last month is now accused setting the blaze that killed her boyfriend, authorities said.
Phillip Penneman, 45, was found with self-inflicted puncture wounds on his body after the crash, according to Mesa police.