1. Feature | June 28, 2007
Death by Electrocutioner - In a worst-case scenario for stun guns, a Phoenix cop kills a suspect with an 84-second tasing

" Second of two parts Just before midnight on May 3, 2005, the life of 24-year-old Keith Graff was about to come..."
Other Tags : Taser International , Taser deaths

2. Sidebar | June 21, 2007
The Taser: Almost Never a Lethal Weapon - Examples of stun-gun use

"In response to a series of public records requests, the Phoenix Police Department provided New Times with 42 reports from..."
Other Tags : Taser

3. Feature | June 21, 2007
Taser Aftershock! - Turns out much-maligned stun guns are a good thing overall

" First of two parts For one young Phoenix police officer, the Taser X26 he was carrying on April 23, 2006, was..."
Other Tags : stun guns , Taser

4. Feature | May 18, 2006
The Case of the Two Abigails - One infant dies with her head in a noose, another dies inside a toy chest. Each was in a father's care, and homicide cops want answers

"The last morning of Abigail Nicole Lahnan's short life begins peacefully. It is March 23, 2005, a Wednesday. Abby, who..."
Other Tags : Abbey Minor , Homicide , Abby Lahnan

5. Feature | March 09, 2006
The Case of the Fatal Femme - Samantha Somegustava's boyfriend tells the homicide detective she has a "hard heart." By now, the cop knows what he means

"Gabe Cruz was pumped as he left work at 3 a.m. on the morning of March 3, 2005, a Thursday...."
Other Tags : Homicide in Phoenix , Gabe Cruz

6. Columns | April 08, 1999
Two-Cop Cop-Out? - When an officer is senselessly murdered, the deliberative process dies, too

"The tragic death of Phoenix Police Officer Marc Atkinson has our city leaders casting about for a way to better..."