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Best of 5 Investigates


 
Valley teachers with shocking arrest records. Computer repair companies caught charging customers for bogus services. Predators texting Valley teens for sex.

These are just a few of the investigations our team of reporters brought you in the past year.

Now, the viewers have spoken -- we know which ones meant the most to you. Tune in to our special report on Christmas Day to discover your top picks of the stories featured below.

Featured Stories

Cam girl Web site
Houses in residential neighborhoods across the Valley may be home to studios for an adult-oriented Internet business, a former employee said. More
Watch: Are You Living Next To A 'Strip Joint'?

An imprisoned smuggler says said he recruited suburban teens to act as "straw buyers" -- they would purchase weapons at stores across the Valley in exchange for heroin. More
Watch: Gun Smugglers Target Valley Neighborhoods

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Phoenix police clear fewer homicides cases than the national average. More


Chris Hanson
Former employees of a Valley real-estate business claim the company's Lamborghini-driving owner owes them thousands of dollars in commission. More


A woman says police could have prevented her sexual assault by taking her home or to a police station instead of dropping her off at a nearby Circle K. More


The FBI is looking into accusations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is using his position to settle political vendettas. "Targets" claim they spoke out against him, and deputies visited them shortly after. More
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State agencies saw their budgets slashed because of declining revenues, yet the Arizona legislature kept its own budget intact. More


A bulldozer moves land behind a home
One neighborhood in Black Canyon City found its peaceful community turned upside-down when a resurfacing project started on Interstate 17. More


2nd-generation iPod shuffle
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is looking into multiple reports that Apple iPods are overheating and, in some cases, catching fire. More


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High school graduation may be the beginning of a new life for many, but one Valley teen it was the start of a bureaucratic ordeal. More
Pilots are raising questions about how safe it is to ship some cargo on passenger planes.about how safe it is to carry. More


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A federal bankruptcy judge has ordered a top Wells Fargo executive to testify in court about the bank's loan modification policies. More


Fire crews aim to reach the scene of an emergency within five minutes of the call; however, they don't always meet that goal. More


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A Valley woman is out nearly $6,000 after mistyping her account number when she made an online transfer. More


Since 1988, ADOT has spent $220 million on rubberized asphalt projects; critics, however, say that was unwise. More


Tammy Leitner and two Border Patrol agents
Agents on the U.S.-Mexico border work at a frantic pace -- chasing smugglers, dodging rocks and hunting for illegal immigrants. More


Black Hawk helicopters aren't just something out of a war movie -- the Border Patrol uses them to track illegal immigrants. More


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Experts say there are ways to prevent teachers from having inappropriate or illegal relationships with their students. More


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Despite budget cuts and layoffs at nearly all levels, state and local governments are spending millions of dollars on underused vehicles. More


Dollar Bills
Arizona awards $6 billion to outside companies every year; however, some of those dollars are going to out-of-state firms. More


Methamphetamine is everywhere in the Valley, 5 Investigates discovered in a recent report. More


Some foreign brides tried to exploit a loophole in immigration law by accusing their husbands of abuse, several Valley men say. More


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Thousands of people in Arizona are "double dipping" -- receiving a pension while also receiving a paycheck for the same job. More


George Gammon
An investigation is raising questions about a company that claims it can put children in front of Hollywood insiders. More


Michael Booher
The city of Phoenix continues to issue rave permits to a convicted sex offender, despite the Police Department's requests to stop. More


A member of the sheriff's posse made up a law to prevent someone from videotaping a traffic stop, video footage shows. More


Less than a mile away from University of Phoenix stadium during the NFC Championship game, Glendale's municipal airport was unsecured. More


According to investigator Mike Harris, an increasing number of predators are using text messages to lure their victims. More

Meet the team

Tammy Leitner
Emmy Award-winning 5i Team reporter Tammy Leitner is a hard-nosed journalist who will do just about anything to get a story. More


Morgan Loew
Award-winning 5i Team reporter Morgan Loew is an Arizona native with an interest in uncovering corruption and injustice in his home state. More

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