Crime

If you want to know more about the crime and criminals of the Old Pueblo than what can fit in the pages of the Arizona Daily Star, check out the StarNet Police Beat blog. The Star's public safety reporters comb through police reports, and tell you what you've missed.

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Tucson Police Department Officer Erik Hite died June 2, 2008, a day after he was shot during an hour-long, cross-town shooting spree.

Click here to sign a guest book for Officer Hite and see other coverage of the shooting and funeral, including slide shows, videos, audio of radio transmissions and more.

Information about violent crime offenses (murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault), and property crime offenses (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson).

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View images of the inmates on Arizona's death row. This slideshow includes their mug shot and their crime stories. This material is intended for adult viewing, as the details of the crimes are graphic.
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• TUCSON SEX OFFENDER ABSCONDERS
Updated June 2007: View images and information about wanted sex offenders from the Arizona Dept. of Public Safety.

If you have any information concerning these offenders' whereabouts, please contact the DPS Sex Offender Compliance Unit at 602-255-0611.
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• U.S. MARSHALS MOST WANTED
Updated May 2007: View images and information about the U.S. Marshals Service's "15 Most Wanted."

These individuals are considered armed and dangerous. Do not attempt to apprehend any of these fugitives yourself. Report any information to the nearest USMS District Office, call 1-877-WANTED-2 or e-mail usms.wanted@usdoj.gov.
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• FBI 10 MOST WANTED
Updated May 2007: View images and information about the FBI's current ten most wanted fugitives.

If you have information about these individuals, please contact the Tucson regional office of the FBI at (520) 623-4306 or e-mail tucson.phoenix@fbi.gov.
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• PIMA COUNTY FUGITIVES
View images and information about the fugitives most wanted by the Pima County Attorney's Office.

If you have any information about any of the individuals in these slides, please call the Pima County Attorney's Office anonymous tip hotline at 88-CRIME (882-7463).
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• MOST WANTED TERRORISTS
Photos and descriptions of terrorists on the FBI's Most Wanted list, plus photos of five more suspected terrorists taken from a videotape.

If you have information about these individuals, please contact the FBI at (520) 623-4306 or e-mail tucson.phoenix@fbi.gov.
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