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Over 150 homicides have gone unsolved in the East …

10/27/2023
Jennifer Lynn Beede died under some of the most inhumane circumstances imaginable. Her body was found by a bicyclist in the North Phoenix desert last year stuffed in a suitcase with a gunshot …

Surprise Police seek leads on fraud suspect

7/24/2017
Sgt. Tim Klarkowski Special to Independent Newsmedia The man depicted in the attached photo is a person of interest in a fraud case. The main in this photo is a person of interest in a …

Surprise Police seek help locating shoplifting suspect

7/19/2017
This man is the primary suspect in a July 5 shoplifting at the WinCo store in Surprise. Tim Klarkowski Special to Independent Newsmedia The Surprise Police are currently seeking the public’s …

West Valley battles opioid abuse

7/13/2017
2016 Arizona Opioid Report highlights • 64 percent of the growth in opioid deaths over the last four years and nearly 54 percent in the last two years have been heroin deaths • Heroin has …

Surprise Police seek information about fraud suspect

7/13/2017
This woman is the primary suspect identified by Surprise Police in a case of theft and fraud that began June 19. Courtesy Surprise Police On June 19, two vehicles were burglarized while parked at …

Valleywide DEA pharmacy bust involves warrants in …

7/7/2017
  Richard Smith Independent Newsmedia Surprise was at the center of a multi-city pharmacy bust Thursday executed Valley-wide by The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Homeland …

Glendale sees uptick in vehicle crashes in 2016

7/6/2017
By Cecilia Chan Independent Newsmedia Glendale saw more drivers killed on its streets in 2016 compared with the prior year, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The annual …

Peoria police investigating city's first possible …

6/27/2017
By Philip Haldiman, Independent Newsmedia The Peoria Police Department is investigating the city’s first possible heat-related death. The dead female has been identified as Oralia Parra, a 79 …

Glendale passes animal cruelty ordinance that will …

6/23/2017
By Cecilia Chan Independent Newsmedia Pet owners in Glendale who have their animals taken away for cruelty or neglect will now have to post a $500 bond if they want to appeal the …

Surprise Police arrest couple involved in retail theft …

6/23/2017
Sgt. Tim Klarkowski Special to Independent Newsmedia On June 19 the Surprise Police Department’s Neighborhood Response Unit arrested Joshua Atherton (37 years old) and Summerlea Hunt (33 …

Young stroke survivor gains perspective

6/12/2017
Amanda Boyer poses for a photograph May 31 in her home in Surprise. Ms. Boyer had a stroke in March 2016 that could be linked to her choice of birth control. By Richard Smith Independent …

Police: Body found in Surprise home called suspicious …

6/7/2017
The Associated Press SURPRISE — Police in Surprise say a dead body has been found inside a home and the case is being investigated as a suspicious death. They say officers were called to a …