In Arizona, property managers, landlords and leasing agents are under no legal obligation to reveal whether a sex offender is living in the complex or near it.More>>
Fewer than three in ten accused child molesters are arrested or prosecuted in cities across Maricopa County, according to a review of more than 16,000 cases conducted by CBS 5 Investigates.More>>
CBS 5 Investigates penetrated this clandestine world and found a band of thieves using a secret language and dangerous moves to pull off a highly organized train heist in the desert outside of Los Angeles.More>>
CBS 5 Investigates exposes what happened to $600,000 in personnel and equipment that was supposed to help with the overload of sex crime cases in Maricopa County. More>>
Now two years after Arizona voters approved marijuana for medical purposes, many agencies in the Valley still don't have a policy on medical marijuana use for first responders.More>>
The killings were heinous. The sexual assaults nightmarish. And they were happening with such frequency, police and the families of the victims wondered if the Baseline Killer was more than one person.More>>
The 5 Investigates team fact checks Mark Goudeau's statements about key physical evidence - a gold ring and a single bullet - in the Baseline Killer case.More>>
The man convicted in the Baseline Killer string of murders and rapes insists he is innocent, framed by Phoenix Police detectives, who were under mounting pressure to make an arrest. More>>
Thursday, February 7 2013 12:07 AM EST2013-02-07 05:07:16 GMT
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The killings were heinous. The sexual assaults nightmarish. And they were happening with such frequency, police and the families of the victims wondered if the Baseline Killer was more than one person.More >
The killings were heinous. The sexual assaults nightmarish. And they were happening with such frequency, police and the families of the victims wondered if the Baseline Killer was more than one person.More >
Wednesday, February 6 2013 12:04 AM EST2013-02-06 05:04:32 GMT
Physical evidence in Baseline Killer case
The Baseline Killer was violent and twisted - nine murders and eight rapes. Mark Goudeau was also smart and strategic. He left few clues. So little for police to go on. But in one case, detectivesMore >
The 5 Investigates team fact checks Mark Goudeau's statements about key physical evidence - a gold ring and a single bullet - in the Baseline Killer case.More >
The man convicted in the Baseline Killer string of murders and rapes insists he is innocent, framed by Phoenix Police detectives, who were under mounting pressure to make an arrest. "They needed someone.More >
The man convicted in the Baseline Killer string of murders and rapes insists he is innocent, framed by Phoenix Police detectives, who were under mounting pressure to make an arrest. More >
Monday, April 1 2013 4:46 PM EDT2013-04-01 20:46:19 GMT
Scams of all kinds have historically involved the victim wiring cash to a stranger, but now that many consumers have gotten wise to this fact, scammers have found a new way for them to pay them. They'reMore >
Scams of all kinds have historically involved the victim wiring cash to a stranger, but now that many consumers have gotten wise to this fact, scammers have found a new way for them to pay them - Green Dot MoneyPak cards.More >
Thursday, March 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-03-21 16:50:59 GMT
If you are looking to make some extra money, a Mystery Shopper job sounds like fun, but it is more likely to cause you big financial trouble instead. There are real Mystery Shopping jobs - they're offeredMore >
If you are looking to make some extra money, a Mystery Shopper job sounds like fun, but it is more likely to cause you big financial trouble instead. Good news: The scam should be easy to spot.More >
Thursday, February 14 2013 5:24 PM EST2013-02-14 22:24:40 GMT
This was not a very Merry Christmas for one Gilbert woman who a scammer "took" for more than $20,000! Her plan to buy an expensive gift went terribly wrong because she wasn't familiar with how phishingMore >
This was not a very Merry Christmas for one Gilbert woman who a scammer "took" for more than $20,000. Her plan to buy an expensive gift went terribly wrong because she wasn't familiar with how phishing scams work.More >
Keyboards countrywide will be clacking from now until Christmas as tech-savvy shoppers scope out the best deals online. "So many of us don't like to go to the stores, deal with all the parking issues,More >
The good news about shopping online is you can do it in your pajamas. The bad news is it's the perfect opportunity for someone to steal your personal information.More >
Thursday, November 15 2012 11:26 PM EST2012-11-16 04:26:38 GMT
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Police are looking for your help in finding a scam artist who took $3,000 from an elderly woman in a Glendale store parking lot, claiming he fixed her car. Sgt. Brent Coombs with the Glendale Police DepartmentMore >
The suspect told the victim that her vehicle lost a large metal part that he fixed for her.More >
Police agencies across the Valley are looking for a man and woman who are targeting senior citizens in a car repair scam. "I should have known better," said one victim whose identity CBS 5 News agreedMore >
Police agencies across the Valley are looking for a man and woman who are targeting senior citizens in a car repair scam.More >
Thursday, June 6 2013 12:46 PM EDT2013-06-06 16:46:42 GMT
Christine Webb and her young family moved to Mesa a few months ago. "When we came to live here we specifically asked about the neighbors. The property management company had told us that there were noMore >
In Arizona, property managers, landlords and leasing agents are under no legal obligation to reveal whether a sex offender is living in the complex or near it.More >
Thursday, November 22 2012 10:28 AM EST2012-11-22 15:28:37 GMT
The injury rates for high school football are higher than those in college and NFL football, according to the chairman of Arizona's high school athletic organization. Meantime, fewer than 40 percent ofMore >
The injury rates for high school football are higher than those in college and NFL football, according to the medical advisory chair of Arizona's high school athletic organization.More >
It's never easy losing a loved one but for one Valley family, the pain and suffering lingers after their grandmother was cremated without the family's consent. CBS 5 News investigated a possibly cover-upMore >
It's never easy losing a loved one but for one Valley family, the pain and suffering lingers after their grandmother was cremated without the family's consent.More >
Monday, November 19 2012 10:21 PM EST2012-11-20 03:21:29 GMT
Videotaped depositions made available to CBS 5 Investigates appear to show Pima County Sheriff's detectives and SWAT members contradicting each other, as they answer attorneys' questions about a searchMore >
Videotaped depositions made available to CBS 5 Investigates appear to show Pima County sheriff's detectives and SWAT members contradicting each other as they answer attorneys' questions about a search warrant raid, which ended in fatal gunfire last year.More >
One Arizona family and their beloved business, known as the Burley Bear, recently burned to the ground. And many said worthless hydrants helped bring this piece of state history down. Trent Penrod watchedMore >
An Arizona business, known as the Burley Bear, recently burned to the ground in Pinetop and many believe worthless hydrants helped bring the piece of state history down.More >
Just last week, one of the three women arrested in a multi-million dollar fake coupon ring plead guilty in court. She and two others were busted last summer for running one of the largest counterfeitMore >
Three Arizona women were busted this summer for running one of the largest counterfeit coupon rings in the country. Since the bust, CBS 5 News has uncovered that the use of counterfeit coupons could be even more widespread.More >
Wednesday, November 14 2012 11:59 AM EST2012-11-14 16:59:06 GMT
The former state lawmakers who authored Arizona's ban on horse tripping said she is going to ask for a criminal investigation, after seeing images captured by CBS 5 News hidden cameras. The images wereMore >
The former state lawmaker who authored Arizona's ban on horse tripping said she is going to ask for a criminal investigation, after seeing images captured by CBS 5 News hidden cameras.More >
The federal government deems them too dangerous to walk onto a commercial plane but a hole in the law still allows homegrown threats to man the controls. A CBS 5 Investigation has learned that nothingMore >
A CBS 5 Investigation has learned that nothing is stopping U.S. citizens currently on the no-fly list from learning how to fly.More >
They call it chareada, where steer tailing and horse tripping are common events. CBS 5 Investigates watched this traditional Mexican rodeo at a south Phoenix neighborhood, where there is little protection for the animals.More >
They call it chareada, where steer tailing and horse tripping are common events. CBS 5 Investigates watched this traditional Mexican rodeo at a south Phoenix neighborhood, where there is little protection for the animals.More >
While in South Korea, 5 Investigates saw a very chilling example of why Kim Jung II is considered one of the most brutal and repressive dictators in world history.More >
5 Investigates spent time in Korea after breaking an international story on allegations that U.S. soldiers buried Agent Orange on a military base in South Korea some 30 years ago. While there, they saw a very chilling example of why Kim Jung II is considered one of the most brutal and repressive dictators in world history.More >
A Valley veteran returns to South Korea after more than 30 years in a journey to cleanse his guilt about helping bury hundreds of barrels filled with Agent Orange on a U.S. military installation in the 1970s.More >
A Valley veteran returns to South Korea after more than 30 years in a journey to cleanse his guilt about helping bury hundreds of barrels filled with Agent Orange on a U.S. military installation in the 1970s.More >
See the images of the behind the scenes work from the CBS 5 Investigates team as they travel across South Korea tracking a story about an alleged Agent Orange burial site on a U.S. military base.More >
See the images of the behind the scenes work from the CBS 5 Investigates team as they travel across South Korea tracking a story about an alleged Agent Orange burial site on a U.S. military base.More >
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Physical evidence in Baseline Killer case
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