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Gilbert's teen violence subcommittee set for final …

3/26/2024
The Gilbert Town Council Subcommittee on Teen Violence is set to meet for possibly the final time  March 26. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the Shakespeare Room at the Southeast Regional …

Gilbert mayor, police chief reflect on community's …

3/13/2024
Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson and Police Chief Michael Soelberg pledged to be part of the solution to teen violence in the town and region and said they will not resign their positions despite …

Teen killed, two others wounded in shootout at …

3/11/2024
Monday afternoon, Chandler Police released some basic information about a Sunday night shooting at Snedigar Park in South Chandler. One teenager was killed and two others were wounded in the …

Arrests in Preston Lord murder case bring sadness, …

3/7/2024
Katey McPherson has pressed hard to see justice for Preston Lord. But as arrests continued to happen Thursday in the San Tan Valley teen’s homicide, the community advocate and education …

Gilbert chief details police involvement with Lord …

3/7/2024
Gilbert Police remain actively pursuing 12 cases involving teen violence even as prosecutors announced the first indictments and arrests in the Preston Lord homicide, Chief Michael Soelberg said. …

Gilbert residents call for mayor's resignation over …

3/6/2024
Residents concerned about teen violence turned up the heat on Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson at the Gilbert Town Council meeting March 5, asking her to resign.   The residents accused …

Socio-emotional learning — does it stop when social …

3/3/2024
Two Valley women have worked on solutions for teens amid a technology- and image-centered adolescence. With so much recent news about teen violence in the East Valley — much of it …

The root of all evil

3/1/2024
With the current spate of arrests and incidents of youth violence in the southeast Valley — particularly Gilbert — spiking, the negative effects of wealth on children are being discussed …

Gilbert subcommittee closing in on teen violence plan

2/27/2024
The Gilbert Town Council Subcommittee on Teen Violence rounded the curve in its third meeting Feb. 26 and is heading toward its goal of presenting a list of actionable items for the town.   …

Gilbert chief warns public about 'doxxing' in teen …

2/23/2024
Gilbert Police Chief Michael Soelberg cautioned the public Feb. 22 at his weekly news conference about the “doxing” of residents believed to have been involved with incidents of teen …

Juvenile female is latest arrest in Gilbert teen …

2/21/2024
The Gilbert Police Department arrested a 17-year-old juvenile Tuesday in connection with a previously unreported alleged assault and robbery case from September 2023, officials said.  The …

Parents to Chandler Schools: Too long to place …

2/19/2024
No one spoke at the Feb. 14 Chandler Unified School District Governing Board meeting to advocate for the Riggs Elementary School principal. But there were a pair of public speakers at the …