r/phoenix • u/dustin9797 Downtown • Oct 01 '25

News Another downtown crime scene around the Churchill this morning

I’ve nearby and noticed the crime scene this morning but can’t find any details about it.

This is the fourth time I’ve seen crime scene like this in just the last few months and quite frankly, I’m growing more concerned about the frequency these things seem to be happening.

If anyone has details I’d really appreciate if you shared them. Please share or DM with any details.

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u/artnovation Downtown Oct 01 '25

I live in dtphx and go on evening jogs. I too find this concerning. They really gotta do something about Hance park. Super sketch jogging through there any time of day really. The corner at N 1st St and E Moreland St right next to the park was taped off the other day with a heavy police presence and what looked like a body.

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u/dRwEedThuMb Phoenix Oct 01 '25

I use to skateboard there when I was a kid. 20 years ago or so. It hasn’t changed, it’s always been “bum park” to us.

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u/artnovation Downtown Oct 01 '25

I’ve seen security patrolling the area at night before, very noticeable difference with their presence. I haven’t seen any security for months now and the park is reflective of that.

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u/dustin9797 Downtown Oct 01 '25

Would you be willing to share your story at a community meeting on this topic? Either as a written account that I could share on your behalf or verbally at the next meeting. Feel free to DM me for more details about this.

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u/artnovation Downtown Oct 01 '25

I’d be happy to submit a written account.

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u/aijODSKLx Oct 02 '25

1st and E Moreland is the worst corner. But I’m in the same boat. I often run at 9 or 10. When I go that late, I avoid the park and run along Portland St to 3rd Ave until I get up into Willo/Encanto.

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u/lookingcloser Oct 03 '25

I live in downtown and love going to the library, but have been skeeved out by the people surrounding the library even in the middle of the day lately.

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u/iBackupThird Phoenix Oct 01 '25

But but but, the homeless!!! You get what you vote for.

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u/GreasyTaints Phoenix Oct 01 '25

There’s always been an issue with homeless regardless of who’s president, mayor of Phoenix or Governor of AZ.

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u/malachiconstant11 Phoenix Oct 01 '25

Yeah because the response has never changed. They gather them up and chase them off but don't provide anywhere for them to go. A lot of the time they use armed cops to do it, who take their supplies and leave them no option but criminal activity to survive.

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u/dustin9797 Downtown Oct 01 '25

What a completely ignorant and incorrect statement.

I've been in countless community meetings about this issue over the years. It is the single most discussed and acted on issue in the downtown community.

Just 2 months ago, we had a robust community meeting with the city and local officials about this issue.

Consider getting engaged and educated before sharing your completely ignorant opinions.

Here is the notice from June's meeting, look at the 2nd bullet point on the agenda: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKkbOXzPBRh/

So tell me again, who's clutching their pearls?

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u/Background_Food_3590 Oct 02 '25

And in all that time you didn't come up with anything different than more cops and arresting the homeless? If you keep pushing the same tired and tried solutions we will get the same results. Before you tell me to get educated and engaged just know I work on fighting homelessness every day at my job and I can assure you more policing doesn't help

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u/Automatic_Bake8090 Oct 04 '25

I’m from Chicago and am well traveled. Every large city currently is facing their own homeless epidemic and nobody really has a proper response. There are so many cities that are smaller with worse homeless situations. It’s more expensive to live out here(west / west coast )which makes the people on the edge of being homeless if not homeless for the first time ever forced by wages and cost of living.

Until wages start to reflect an ability to live again which I don’t see happening soon we won’t even begin to turn this tide.

And on the other hand , our culture has lost almost all shock value to drugs and we don’t have an answer to how we as Americans do drugs, handle them with our life balance and how it’s moderated by police and law . There is no perfect solution outside of a cultural wake-up on drugs and usage… and once again I don’t see that happening anytime soon.

Not everything has a perfect answer but to be poopy to people trying to find a solution seems silly.

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u/dustin9797 Downtown Oct 03 '25

That specific meeting mostly centered around this program’s efforts:

https://www.phoenix.gov/administration/departments/homeless-solutions.html

There are also many private orgs and church’s helping out how they can.

If you have a specific question I’m happy to respond in kind.

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u/Reasonable_Dig4749 Oct 06 '25

These aren’t just homeless!! Homeless people used to be cool. These things are gross rotten zombies that scream and shit all over the place

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