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

PHOENIX — Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run in north Phoenix, according to authorities. The Phoenix Police Department said the incident happened Sunday just before 3:30 a.m. near 43rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road. >> Download the 12News app for the latest local breaking news straight to your phone.

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

The Maricopa County Examiner's Office will determine why 33-year-old Turell Dantae Clay died. Phoenix police detectives are also investigating.

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

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.

A suspected road rage shooting has left one man dead and closed a portion of Interstate 10 in Maryvale on Wednesday morning.

The Phoenix Police Department claims it experienced a drop in homicides in 2024, including a decrease in the number of juveniles arrested for murder. On Wednesday, the city's police department announced that data from the previous year shows a 28% drop in homicides and a 4% decrease in crime overall.

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