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‘Return Me Safe’ Helps Chandler PD Reunite Missing Child with Family

On the morning of July 17, Chandler Police officers responded swiftly to a potentially life-threatening situation involving a non-verbal child found walking alone along Ocotillo Road. Just minutes after the initial call came in at about 9:30 a.m. the department’s Real Time Operations Center (RTOC) staff located the 11-year-old on surveillance cameras and relayed the […]

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Officer Involved Shooting – October 2024

Chandler Police Officers responded to a call of shots fired in a neighborhood near W. Ray Road and Arizona Avenue just before 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. The caller stated they had heard multiple shots being fired at a neighboring residence. Upon arrival, officers set up a perimeter in an alley behind the residence. Shortly […]

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Chandler PD and MCAO announce indictment in dog hoarder fraud charges

CHANDLER, AZ — In September 2023, Chandler Police seized multiple dogs from the home of Sydney McKinley AKA April McLaughlin, as part of an ongoing investigation into her fraudulent activities. McLaughlin, who operated the rescue organization SNAWL (Special Needs Animal Welfare League), is accused of deceiving dog owners and rescue groups nationwide to acquire animals […]