Crime and Safety

Tucson businessman Gary Triano died in 1996, when someone blew up his car.

Click here for archive stories, a slide show, video, and stories about other high-profile murders.

Interactive map of crimes in Tucson

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Listen to Tucson-area police, fire and other agencies' radio transmissions. As long as you are connected to the Internet, you can stay on top of public-safety developments around town. Go to scanner »»

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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Updated April 2009: 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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• 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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• 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 April 2009: 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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• MOST WANTED TERRORISTS
Updated April 2009: Photos and descriptions of terrorists on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists 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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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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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.