A former Mesa police officer could lose his badge for good after being convicted for using his department-issued stun gun on his stepson.

Mesa police used a Taser on a woman early Thursday morning near the 2000 block of North Center.

PHOENIX — The family of a prisoner who died in one of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jails filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging officers beat the mentally ill man and shot him with a stun gun in an unprovoked attack that marked another example of the "culture of cruelty" in the lockups.

A Mesa police officer was treated at Banner Gateway Medical Center for cuts on his head following a struggle with a suspect in a shoplifting incident on Saturday who was able to wrestle a Taser away from the officer.

A man who Mesa police say tried to bite the arm of one of the officers trying to apprehend him on Saturday is facing charges of aggravated assault on a police officer and other disorderly conduct-related charges

When Robin Miner heard about the potluck discussion of the book “50 Shades of Grey,” she knew Wild Boomer Women was for her.

When Robin Miner heard about the potluck discussion of the book “50 Shades of Grey,” she knew Wild Boomer Women was for her.

On Jan. 28, 2012, Scottsdale Police Lt. Ron Bayne shot and killed Jason Prostollo. Prostollo was highly intoxicated, reportedly five times the legal limit to drive, and had a piece of broken pool cue in each hand as he walked towards Bayne and other officers, including a K-9. According to news reports, Bayne fired two shots into Prostollo, one of which hit the K-9 that was attacking Prostollo.

A man was stunned with a Taser and arrested by Mesa police for assaulting an officer early Wednesday morning after a resident found him sleeping on the front porch.

A Taser stun gun and baton had little effect on a man police tried to arrest at Mesa convenience store for stealing two beers.

An incident Sunday afternoon started with Mesa police checking a residence for a city code violation and ended with a fight, use of a Taser, and a man arrested.

If Mesa police suspect you’re up to no good and want to identify you quickly on the street, it turns out they’d like you to just give them the finger.

Mesa police arrested a man Sunday after a struggle in which officers used a stun gun two times in order to take the man into custody. Police were called shortly after midnight Sunday with a report Derrick Seamster, 38, was causing a disturbance outside a residence in the 1800 block of East Jamaica Avenue.

A 33-year-old man on a bicycle who Mesa police say confronted a motorist with a knife was arrested Tuesday after officers chased him, zapped him with a Taser, and he tried to bite them.

The Gilbert Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting that wounded a man. No officers were injured.

Police officers have become accustomed to having the public record their interactions with video cameras or smart phones, revealing sometimes embarrassing or even abusive behavior.

All kinds of charges are flying about the conduct of MCSO under Joe Arpaio, largely because an enormous pile of evidence has already accumulated over the years which must now be explained. A lot of people want to know who is to blame, and the answer, ultimately, is that you are. You, the voting citizens of Maricopa County, including myself, are responsible for every action Joe Arpaio has taken in our name.

You don't mess around with Jake.

The American Civil Liberties Union wants police agencies in Arizona to train their officers to use their Tasers and similar devices less frequently.

Saying the gun’s role in killing Indians is not the issue, the state House voted Tuesday to declare the Colt single action Army revolver as the official state firearm.

Arizona SADD has partnered with Taser International and several other safety-focused advocacy groups to hold the first Arizona Distracted Driving Youth Summit on Nov. 11 at ASU. The event will bring Arizona high school students together to develop an effective safe driving campaign that teens can bring back to their local schools and communities.