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REWRITTEN AFTER PUBLISHINGThursday 20 August 2026

azcentral.com changed its headline after publishing.

Violent Phoenix traffic stop described in Tempe police report describes violent Phoenix traffic stop

Phoenix Police Department launched a criminal investigation into two of its officers following an August 5 traffic stop in south Phoenix.

azcentral.com as captured

As published

4 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

azcentral.com as published: Violent Phoenix traffic stop described in Tempe police reportazcentral.com2026-08-20 11:17:13fox10phoenix.com as published: Tempe Police report reveals details of Phoenix Police criminal probefox10phoenix.com2026-08-20 11:17:13kjzz.org as published: Phoenix police investigating officers after Tempe police report says 2 were beaten at traffic stopkjzz.org2026-08-20 11:17:13yahoo.com as published: Tempe Police report reveals details of Phoenix Police criminal probeyahoo.com2026-08-20 11:17:13

Attributed to no one

Quoted verbatim from each outlet's own page. This site records what was published and who it was attributed to. It does not assess whether the claim is true.

fox10phoenix.com

  • The report states...
  • The report adds...
  • The report adds that one of the suspects told the other...
  • The suspects reportedly handcuffed...

named elsewhere in the same article: a couple

kjzz.org

  • The Tempe police were not sure, 100%, who did this. But the fact that there is two officers who have been put on leave, Phoenix police must assume or think that these two officers were involved somehow
  • The Tempe report says the suspect vehicle description is similar to older models used by four local police agencies, none of which are Phoenix

named elsewhere in the same article: The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association

yahoo.com

  • The report states...
  • The report adds...

named elsewhere in the same article: a couple; Phoenix Police Chief Matt Giordano

What this entry found

  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    4 outlets carried this. They resolve to 3 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 3 accounts, not 4.

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    kjzz.org carried 4 details no other outlet reported.

    • The suspect vehicle description is similar to older models used by four local police agencies, none of which are Phoenix
    • The Tempe police were not 100% certain about the identity of the suspects
    • Attorney Benjamin Taylor stated that Phoenix police must assume or think that the two officers were involved based on the fact that officers have been placed on leave
    • The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association stated that the two officers under criminal investigation should be presumed innocent and that it will not excuse or defend the officers if they broke the law
4outlets→3independent
What happened, for context

Phoenix Police Department launched a criminal investigation into two of its officers following an August 5 traffic stop in south Phoenix. According to a Tempe police report, a male driver and female passenger were beaten, tasered repeatedly, and threatened during the stop; the two men conducting the stop were suspected to be police officers. The officers under investigation are on administrative leave.

Who reported it

  • azcentral.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • fox10phoenix.comUNCLASSIFIED
    • yahoo.comUNCLASSIFIED
    identical copy
  • kjzz.orgINDEP

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • The incident occurred on August 5, 2026, near 19th Avenue and Broadway Road in south Phoenixfox10phoenix.com, yahoo.com, kjzz.org
  • A male driver and female passenger were pulled over by two menfox10phoenix.com, yahoo.com, kjzz.org
  • The vehicle used by the suspects was a white SUVfox10phoenix.com, yahoo.com
  • The suspects forced open or smashed the vehicle's windows/doorsfox10phoenix.com, yahoo.com
  • The female passenger was placed in an arm barfox10phoenix.com, yahoo.com
  • A Taser was applied to the female passenger's right thighfox10phoenix.com, yahoo.com
  • and 11 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • The couple were forcibly removed from their vehicle with no reason given for the stoponly azcentral.com
  • The two Phoenix Police officers failed to report the use of force or activate their body cameras, which Phoenix Police Chief Matt Giordano called a direct violation of department policyonly yahoo.com
  • The suspect vehicle description is similar to older models used by four local police agencies, none of which are Phoenixonly kjzz.org
  • The Tempe police were not 100% certain about the identity of the suspectsonly kjzz.org
  • Attorney Benjamin Taylor stated that Phoenix police must assume or think that the two officers were involved based on the fact that officers have been placed on leaveonly kjzz.org
  • The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association stated that the two officers under criminal investigation should be presumed innocent and that it will not excuse or defend the officers if they broke the lawonly kjzz.org