The Valley 10-8

The Valley 10-8: Five Shootings. All Armed. And the Officers Went Back to Work.

Phoenix police have been involved in five fatal shootings in two and a half months and three in five days. Every single one involved an armed suspect who refused commands. A man with a shotgun holding a woman and child hostage. A man walking at officers with a handgun after three kids were shot nearby. A man with a rifle fleeing a domestic violence call. A driver who rammed two officers while tethered to a cruiser. And a barricade suspect who shot down a police drone before officers entered. The NTSB preliminary report on the Flagstaff helicopter crash points to a catastrophic rotor failure, not gunfire, and two DPS families deserve every answer that final report contains. Someone shot at a Phoenix Police helicopter last night. An 18-year-old passenger is dead after a hit-and-run driver fled on foot. And we ask the question the department needs to hear: when does Chief Giordano step to the microphone and tell the city what his officers are walking into every night? No cop worship. No cop bashing. Just the street, the systems, and the humans caught in between. Tags: Phoenix police shooting, officer involved shooting Phoenix, Phoenix police 2026, Chief Matt Giordano, Phoenix PD bodycam, DPS Grappler shooting, Jesus Gonzalez Flores, NTSB helicopter crash report, Flagstaff DPS helicopter crash, Hunter Bennett, Robert Skankey, Ranger 56 helicopter, Terrell Storey, Bell 407 rotor failure, Phoenix police helicopter shot at, domestic violence police shooting, 43rd Avenue standoff Phoenix, 32nd Street Paradise Lane shooting, 35th Avenue Osborn shooting, Marc Anthony Velazquez Serrano hit and run, Phoenix police headquarters move, Arizona law enforcement podcast, The Valley 10-8, officer involved shooting Arizona 2026, police accountability, officer safety, Arizona police podcast, Maricopa County law enforcement, police use of force, DPS Major Incident Division, Special Assignments Unit Phoenix, first responder podcast, Valley police news, Arizona officer involved shooting, police mental health, law enforcement crisis

The Valley 10-8: 420 Arrests, One Bar, and the Week in Arizona Law Enforcement

A man is dead after a joint DPS and Phoenix Police shooting on I-17 and we're waiting on details. Phoenix PD honors over 150 officers and civilians at its annual awards ceremony while the county attorney calls violence against law enforcement "troubling." Tempe Tavern sues the city for $9 million claiming targeted raids and a smear campaign but the numbers tell a very different story. An ASU student is charged with felony voyeurism at Hayden Library. A three-year-old girl taken from her Avondale home is rescued by a moving crew and a gas station security guard who refused to look the other way. And Gilbert PD wants your 7th and 8th grader for spring break. No cop worship. No cop bashing. Just the street, the systems, and the humans caught in between. Tags: Phoenix police shooting I-17 Durango, DPS officer involved shooting, Phoenix Police awards ceremony, Chief Matt Giordano, Rachel Mitchell Maricopa County Attorney, Tempe Tavern lawsuit, Tempe police raids, underage drinking Arizona, Timothy La Sota, dram shop liability Arizona, ASU voyeurism arrest, Logan France ASU, Hayden Library, Kehlani Rogers Amber Alert, Avondale Amber Alert, Marina Noriega, Phoenix police, Gilbert Teen Academy, Gilbert PD, Arizona law enforcement podcast, The Valley 10-8, officer involved shooting Arizona 2026, police accountability, Valley police news, first responder podcast, officer safety, Arizona police podcast, Maricopa County law enforcement, community policing, Tempe police, ASU police, selective enforcement, liquor law Arizona

$25 Million, One Second, and the Week That Wouldn't Stop

A father disarms a home invader, pins him to the ground, and his family screams to police that it's over. An officer fires one second after shouting a command. Now the family wants $25 million and the county attorney still hasn't decided on charges. Plus a south Phoenix officer catches a bullet tackling a man who pointed a gun at his own daughters. Two cops hospitalized after a speeding driver rams their patrol car at 3 AM. The Arizona House kills a bill requiring police to show their faces. The Senate passes a bill requiring every arrest in the state to trigger an ICE call. And Phoenix rolls out e-bikes downtown. No cop worship. No cop bashing. Just the street, the systems, and the humans caught in between. Tags: Christian Diaz Rendon, Phoenix police shooting, Officer Jason Valenzuela, $25 million notice of claim, Phoenix PD bodycam, officer involved shooting Phoenix, Laveen shooting, Edgar Ledezma Garcia, felony murder Arizona, Graham v Connor, police use of force, Dylan Fohrenkam, south Phoenix shooting, Phoenix officer shot, police accountability, Arizona law enforcement podcast, The Valley 10-8, officer involved shooting Arizona 2026, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, Arizona DPS investigation, police training, SB 1055 Arizona, ICE cooperation bill Arizona, police masking Arizona, Mariana Sandoval, Jake Hoffman, Phoenix police e-bikes, Phoenix downtown patrol, police dispatch communication, David Chami attorney, Phoenix police department, Valley police news, first responder podcast, officer safety, police bodycam breakdown, Arizona officer involved shooting, patrol car rammed Phoenix

Murder Weapons for Sale: A Widow's Fight, Broken Systems & Who's Really Wearing the Badge: Arizona Rangers Scam?

Arizona law forces police to sell the guns used to kill their own officers. A bipartisan bill to fix it had everyone's support — then its own author killed it. Plus: the UA Hillel vandalism and what it means for Jewish safety on campus, why Phoenix cops clearing $400K isn't the scandal you think it is (blame the 500-officer shortage, not the officers), and the Arizona Rangers — volunteers with badges and guns who aren't cops, aren't regulated, and aren't accountable. Four stories. Zero shootings. All system failures. New episode of The Valley 10-8.

The Valley 10-8 Special: The Diaz Shooting. What the Bodycam Actually Shows

The Valley 10-8 Special: The Diaz Shooting. What the Bodycam Actually Shows A father tackles a gunman who just fired dozens of rounds into his house. He disarms him. He pins him to the ground. His family calls 911 screaming "we got him." And then a Phoenix police officer shoots him through his own front door. The bodycam is out. The 911 audio is out. The doorbell footage is out. And the internet has already decided this is simple. It's not. This episode breaks down the dispatch failure, the split-second decision, why the calls to arrest Officer Valenzuela don't survive contact with actual law, why Arizona is charging the home invader with the murder a cop committed, and what every officer and dispatcher in this state should be asking right now. No cop worship. No cop bashing. Just the part nobody wants to deal with. The middle. Tags: Christian Diaz Rendon, Phoenix police shooting, Officer Jason Valenzuela, Phoenix PD bodycam, officer involved shooting Phoenix, Laveen shooting, Edgar Ledezma Garcia, felony murder Arizona, Graham v Connor, police use of force, Phoenix police bodycam 2026, 911 dispatch failure, police accountability, Arizona law enforcement podcast, The Valley 10-8, officer involved shooting Arizona 2026, Phoenix police critical incident briefing, Maricopa County Attorney, Arizona DPS investigation, police training, civilian intervention active shooter, police dispatch communication, David Chami attorney, Phoenix police department, law enforcement podcast Arizona, officer safety, police bodycam breakdown, Valley police news, first responder podcast, Arizona officer involved shooting