The Phoenix Police Department has not had a permanent police chief since Jeri Williams retired in the summer of 2022.

The next chief will oversee a $981 million budget and more than 2,500 officers with plans to grow the department.

PHOENIX — A motorcycle rider died on Wednesday after colliding with an SUV on Wednesday, according to the Phoenix Police Department. Stephen Franklin, 55, was driving his motorcycle without a helmet in the area of Indian School Road and 23rd Avenue before the crash.

The number of juveniles involved in homicides — both as victims and offenders — went down too, Phoenix police said.

The claim states four Phoenix police officers questioned and detained Michael Kenyon, 30, on July 6, 2024, and held him face down on black asphalt.

Two men have been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a shooting near 67th Avenue and Bell Road.

Phoenix police fatally shot a suspect Friday morning near Cesar Chavez Park, officials announced.

Phoenix City Council members voted 7-1 to elect Ann O'Brien to serve as Vice Mayor for 2025. Here's what we know.

The Phoenix Police Department had a win Wednesday when the jury sided with them in a federal civil rights lawsuit that claimed officers unfairly targeted two protesters because of their anti-police views.

PHOENIX — A man is in the hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed in central Phoenix, according to authorities. The Phoenix Police Department said the stabbing happened Saturday night near 30th Street and Indian School Road. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone.

Former MLB pitcher Brian Matusz likely died from a drug overdose, according to a Phoenix police report. Matusz, who played most of his career with the Baltimore Orioles, was 37.