Peter Valencia

1 week ago | azfamily.com | Peter Valencia

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Newly obtained court documents have revealed a possible motive for the high-profile deadly shooting outside a north Phoenix shopping center on Wednesday. Court records say 38-year-old Justin Alan Creed is facing a count of first-degree murder for allegedly killing his ex-wife outside Desert Ridge Marketplace.

1 week ago | azfamily.com | Peter Valencia

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Phoenix Police Department has released an edited video of the moments that prompted an officer to hit an armed robbery suspect with a patrol vehicle earlier this month. Phoenix police responded to 48th Avenue and McDowell Road on June 7 for reports of a housekeeper who said she watched a man on video steal her purse from the hotel laundry room. When the victim confronted the man, she said the suspect, who has not yet been identified, pulled out a gun and pointed it at her.

1 week ago | azfamily.com | Peter Valencia

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has announced the sentencing for a man who offered images of children being sexually exploited as payment to sexually abuse two children. Prosecutors announced that Christopher Delaney was sentenced this week to 28 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor charge. According to authorities, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip about comments Delaney made on a dating app known as Sniffies.

1 week ago | kold.com | Peter Valencia

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A west Phoenix man is facing a felony charge after police say he pointed a green laser at a law enforcement helicopter last week. Authorities say Eric Michael Hartwick, 43, faces one count of intentionally aiming a laser at an occupied aircraft, a class three felony. Police responded to the area of 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road last Friday just after midnight on an unrelated call involving aerial surveillance.

1 week ago | azfamily.com | Peter Valencia

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell is expected to address an array of topics during her monthly news conference on Thursday. The county’s top prosecutor has recently spoken about her office’s efforts to combat child exploitation, launching a summer campaign aimed at reminding parents to monitor their kids’ online activities.