INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
Luke Coyne works in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office trial division that includes Glendale and Phoenix, and he continues to see how the pandemic has changed the community.
Arson-related cases are on the rise, and “the pandemic has acted as a catalyst, exacerbating underlying mental health and substance use issues that fuel these crimes,” the MCAO stated in a release announcing Coyne has been recognized as Attorney of the Year by the Arizona chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators.
“Retail theft and domestic violence have emerged as surprising components of…
