Arizona Attempts to Illegally Import Lethal Injection Drug
A shipment of lethal injection drugs was seized by federal agents at the Phoenix airport after Arizona officials attempted to illegally import the substances, according to recent reports. The state paid nearly $27,000 for quantities of sodium thiopental, the anesthetic used to carry out lethal injections. However, the companies that still manufacture the drug are…
Halloween DUI Patrols Sweep for Holiday Drunk Drivers
The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety noted that 45 strategic areas were set up across the state for weekend patrols over Halloween 2015, which fell on a Saturday. The Phoenix Police Department, Maricopa County patrols and Arizona State University Police were all involved in these patrols, which targeted drunk drivers through increased saturation patrols…
Shooting May Be a Hate Crime
According to reports, Phoenix police are investigating a shooting at a Mexican restaurant that could be an anti-gay hate crime. Investigators have concluded that two groups of people were involved in a fight at Julioberto’s, a Mexican restaurant in Las Vegas, around 3:00 a.m. The incident began as a verbal altercation, which escalated to a…
Sex Trafficking Suspects Arrested in Phoenix
Four men were arrested and pled guilty in an alleged sex slave operation in Phoenix, according to reports. Charles Bunnell, Steve Currence, Edward Kandl and Edward Stevens were given sentences ranging from 60 months to 108 months for their roles in keeping prisoners in their homes for sexual gratification. All the men but Bunnell were…
Freeway Shootings Leave Police Puzzled
A series of shootings on an Arizona freeway have led to the formation of a task force combining officers from a number of different agencies, including the FBI. According to recent reports, there is little evidence to lead to an arrest. In fact, there have been no witnesses, little physical evidence and no indication that…
VA Opens Investigation Into Phoenix Official
The Department of Veterans Affairs or VA is opening an investigation into the conduct of a criminal investigator in Phoenix after reports that he pressured another investigator into making false statements. Lt. Robert Mueller became the target of this investigation after an internal police report, filed by investigator Liam Davis, stated that Mueller instructed him…
What is an Aggravated DUI?
An aggravated DUI is a special type of DUI that is considered a Class 4 felony. This type of crime is charged when an individual is operating a vehicle with any amount of alcohol in his or her system and commits one or more of the following:
What is Healthcare Fraud?
Because the healthcare field is constantly and rapidly changing, there is a large surge in incidents of healthcare fraud. Healthcare fraud is a special type of crime which involves a doctor, nurse, hospital administrator or nursing home manager willfully misleading an insurance company or the government about the charges or costs of healthcare. This type of crime…
Man Runs From DUI Checkpoint With Infant In Car
According to recent reports, a police chase involving a man who was carrying an infant in the car ended in a crash. Kaiser Chavez, 25, and the baby girl were both rushed to an area hospital after the accident; neither was found to have suffered injuries. Chavez allegedly approached a DUI checkpoint that was set…