CRIME & SAFETY

A California man is facing charges after investigators say he tried to use a fake ID to buy firearms at a Valley gun show.

Douglas Scott Hunt, a 34-year-old financial advisor from Mesa, has been identified as the victim of a fatal accident on Loop 202 in Phoenix. His father, John Hunt, portrayed Doug as a helpful person who was always ready to assist others in need.

A burglary suspect was shot dead during a police intervention in Mesa, Arizona. The individual, identified as Joel Castaneda, 42, is alleged to have broken into the house of his former girlfriend on Sunday evening. Local authorities responded to an emergency call made by the woman and traced Castaneda to a friend's house in the vicinity. When the police arrived, Castaneda started shooting, prompting an immediate reaction from the officers.

TEMPE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — A woman was arrested after police say she left her daughter alone with drugs in the car on Tempe’s Mill Avenue Saturday while she looked for her cellphone. Court documents say 26-year-old Lupita Alvarez-Beltran’s car was parked just south of Fifth Street on Mill Avenue with the engine running and the 4-year-old girl inside alone. Two to three minutes after police showed up, Alvarez-Beltran returned to her car around 6:30 p.m.

Target: Ms. Kris Mayes, Attorney General of Arizona. Goal: Demand a thorough investigation and accountability in the case of animal abuse and neglect. Recent reports from Arizona have unveiled a deeply distressing case of alleged animal abuse and neglect involving April McLaughlin, a 48-year-old woman from Chandler. According to Arizona police, a search warrant was executed at her residence, where she operated an animal rescue shelter. The search reportedly revealed a horrifying scene, with dozens of abused dogs discovered, and the discovery of five deceased puppies stored in the freezer.

It was an incident that caused a degree of uproar on social media, and as police in Chandler continue to investigate an incident of animal and vulnerable adult abuse, some of the animals recovered from the home had to be put to sleep, according to humane society officials. FOX 10's Nicole Garcia reports.

APACHE JUNCTION, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Police in Apache Junction say 73-year-old William Porter, who was being evicted, planned for weeks to shoot and kill his next-door neighbor, who was also his property manager. The whole thing ended with a SWAT standoff at their mobile home park on Sunday. Some neighbors say they warned their previous management that they felt unsafe living there with Porter around.

Douglas Scott Hunt, 34, of Mesa has been identified as the man who died attempting to assist crash victims early Sunday morning along Loop 202 in Phoenix, authorities said. The man, who the ...

An Arizona woman allegedly barged into her 80-year-old estranged husband's home, confronted him while he was in bed and shot him because she did not want to divorce, according to officers. The post Woman barged into 80-year-old estranged husband’s home and shot him because she did not want a divorce: Cops first appeared on Law & Crime.

Police are investigating a reported officer-involved shooting that happened overnight in a Mesa neighborhood. FOX 10's Danielle Miller reports.

MESA, Ariz. — Body-worn camera video from the Mesa Police Department shows the moment officers confronted an armed suspect with non-lethal rounds from a moving cruiser. The incident took place on Aug. 3. Officers, along with members of the U.S. Marshals Arizona Wanted Task Force, were driving in a residential area looking for a suspect who was wanted in connection with several armed robberies, according to the department.

A notable restaurant recently experienced an incident involving an alleged armed individual, causing employees to retreat to a freezer for safety. Although local police were on the scene, no official report on the situation has been shared at this time. This incident has raised questions about workplace safety. We'll continue to provide updates as we receive more information from law enforcement officials.

CHANDLER, Ariz. — As police seized 55 disabled dogs from April McLaughlin’s Chandler home, she was allegedly on Instagram and texting people, according to messages obtained by 12News. On Friday Chandler Police seized the special needs animals, along with five dead puppies in a freezer, from her home...

On September 13, 2023, the Gilbert Police Department in Arizona was called to a residence on the 500 block of East Ray Road due to an animal-related complaint. The residents were moving and stated that the animals were relocated. The Arizona Humane Society (AHS) was notified.

A deadly shooting occurred at an Apache Junction trailer park near Ironwood Road and 4th Avenue around 1:17 p.m., resulting in one confirmed death and the evacuation of the immediate area. Apache Junction police responded promptly to multiple 9-1-1 calls. They found a man shot dead in the head inside a local mobile home.

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — It’s been more than 24 years since one of Arizona’s most high-profile missing children cases began. Eleven-year-old Mikelle Biggs was abducted while riding her bike outside her Mesa home and never seen again. Her little sister was just 9 years old but she has spent much of her adult life advocating for her sister. Now, she’s been hired by a training center funded by the U.S. Justice Department to help train officers on how to better deal with families of missing children and victims.

A senior at Coronado High School reunited with firefighters who helped save his life after he collapsed on the football field last month.

PHOENIX – A Mesa hero who saved two girls from a burning apartment last year was selected to receive a prestigious Carnegie Medal for his act of extraordinary bravery. Jonathon Baez was one of 16 Carnegie Medal recipients announced Monday by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. The commission awards...

TEMPE, AZ — Cookie Jacobson disappeared from her Tempe home 25 years ago. Her brother is making a plea to the public for possibly the last time for any information. She was last seen on Sept. 21, 1998, when her husband Bill Jacobson kissed her goodbye as he left for work. He contacted the police after learning that she had not attended her night class. In fact, she never answered the door when her friend came to pick her up.

This week in Mesa, Arizona, several incidents occurred that raised concerns about safety in the area. These incidents include a break-in at an apartment that resulted in a shooting, a man being sentenced for fatally shooting the person who killed his brother and uncle, four high schoolers facing charges for an assault caught on video, and a CVS manager being killed by a suspected shoplifter.