Overview
- Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell says her office has received no submittals and she is prepared to review any case forwarded by police or the DLLC.
- ABC15-obtained records say two unauthorized IDs were accepted during an April sweep, while Tempe Tavern denies a pattern of violations and says November brought no citation and complete ID-scan matches.
- Tempe police report more than 400 arrests across April and November operations, a figure the bar disputes as mostly citations; police note misdemeanor citations are legally considered arrests.
- The DLLC has met with Tempe police and begun its work, with a former director saying investigators typically subpoena video and records and that outcomes can take months, with permanent revocations uncommon.
- Police say a suspected driver in a September fatal hit-and-run was at Tempe Tavern hours before the crash, and no charges have been filed as that investigation continues.