A woman sitting on a bench outside the Albertson’s at 445 N. Stapley Drive knew the guy in the hoodie who was pulling the draw strings to conceal his face was going to snatch her purse, so she clutched it tighter as he approached.

Tempe police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying three suspects in connection with a string of recent convenience store robberies.

Mesa police are looking for three men who robbed an apartment at gunpoint and stole a victim’s car early this morning.

A man acquired an undisclosed amount of cash after robbing a bakery thrift store in Mesa on Wednesday.

A few terrifying moments early Tuesday morning for a mother and father after the vehicle their three children were in was carjacked in east Phoenix.

(AP) — Phoenix police say they believe one man is responsible for at least 13 armed robberies in the Phoenix area in the past two months.

A woman was injured Tuesday night during a struggle with a purse snatcher in a Mesa Walmart parking lot.

Most people flying out of Phoenix on Wednesday breezed through security in a matter of minutes despite an Internet campaign to boycott body scans.

A convenience store clerk reported to police that at about 3 a.m. today a man came into a store at 1955 W. University Drive in Mesa and started a conversation about stealing beer – and then stole beer from the store.

Police are looking for two men who tried to carjack a Gilbert woman, then stole her purse Monday morning. The woman was cleaning her windshield at Desert Rose Express, 777 S. Gilbert Road, at 11:10 a.m. when a man demanded her keys.

Mesa police are warning the public to be on the lookout for “hooded bandits” who are robbing stores and restaurants in East Mesa.

Tempe police have released surveillance camera footage of three men who have been working together to rob fast-food restaurants in Tempe and Phoenix. The robbers typically strike around opening or closing time, using force to move people to the back of the eatery while pointing a firearm at them, then demanding cash and fleeing. At least four recent incidents occurred in Tempe, with two west of that city's border in Phoenix.

A gang member was arrested Saturday night after making death threats to officers who arrested him in connection with a street fight.

Banning things doesn't keep them from people who want them. But governments never seem to learn this lesson.

Chico’s, a national women’s retailer, announced Monday that it bought 12 of Scottsdalebased Fitigues’ 14 locations for an undisclosed amount.

Put away your popped collars, preppies. Grow some fangs, goths. Spurred by the phenomenal popularity of author Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" and HBO's "True Blood," vampires are the hot new schoolyard clique. Will it be long before mainstream, gainfully employed adults are fitting their canine teeth with pointy veneers?

Put away your popped collars, preppies. Grow some fangs, goths. Spurred by the phenomenal popularity of author Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" and HBO's "True Blood," vampires are the hot new schoolyard clique. Will it be long before mainstream, gainfully employed adults are fitting their canine teeth with pointy veneers?

Put away your popped collars, preppies. Grow some fangs, goths. Spurred by the phenomenal popularity of author Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" and HBO's "True Blood," vampires are the hot new schoolyard clique. Will it be long before mainstream, gainfully-employed adults are fitting their canine teeth with pointy veneers?

Put away your popped collars, preppies. Grow some fangs, goths. Spurred by the phenomenal popularity of author Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" and HBO's "True Blood," vampires are the hot new schoolyard clique. Will it be long before mainstream, gainfully-employed adults are fitting their canine teeth with pointy veneers?

Police arrested a Scottsdale teen suspected of assaulting women in two different nighttime incidents early Thursday.

NEW YORK - Big colorful butterflies hanging from the ceiling. Pink, purple and green trees. A model dressed as a fairy, on a swing.

Folkloric legends truly are the guardians of childhood. From the perspective of a child, the world can be an enchanting place full of infinite wonder and possibilities. The belief in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and others fuels such innocence. Once their existence is questioned though, kids begin to slide down an unstoppable downhill slope that will inevitably result in adulthood. Most grown-ups likely envy children for their ability to believe in such mythical beings. How we all long to replace our adult cynicism and practicality with the magic and mystery of youth.

“As a seasonal visitor, who invested in Arizona real estate, pays money in sales tax for six months and high prices for food, I think I have a right to live here part time. Sorry there are full times residents that don’t appreciate the financial support! I think the stores and restaurants wouldn’t agree!”

As the Trayvon Martin tragedy has unfolded over the last month, one thing has become clear: We are still in the infant stages of dealing with race. And pop culture adds a trivialization to his horrible death.