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MHS coach resigned after allegations involving ‘missing funds’

A former Maricopa High School basketball coach resigned late last year after complaints and an external investigation turned up allegations of “mishandling and missing...

Man who drowned in backyard pool identified

Maricopa police today identified the man who drowned and died in a backyard pool in Rancho El Dorado Saturday afternoon.  “The man who drowned on...

3 kids detained at Copper Sky during Spring Carnival

Police detained and referred criminal charges against three children after a fight at the Copper Sky skate park Friday night.  Officers responded to the skate...

Graffiti vandals spark anger in neighborhoods

Alterra resident Peter Trast was one of many people tasked with cleaning up after weekend mischief in Maricopa.  Just after noon today, Trast, a painter...

Foul play not suspected in landscaper’s drowning death

Maricopa police today confirmed the man who died after drowning in a backyard pool Saturday was a landscaper tending to the property, but do...

Man dies after drowning in Rancho pool

A man died after drowning in a backyard pool this afternoon. Just after 4:30 p.m., fire and medical crews responded to the 42300 block of...

Police: Man arrested in beating of wife

A Maricopa man is in Pinal County Jail and charged with domestic violence assault of his wife and disorderly conduct. Maricopa police arrested 42-year-old Jesus...

Multiple kids detained in skate park fight

Maricopa police detained multiple kids after a fight at Copper Sky Recreation Complex's skate park Friday night. At about 9:30 p.m., officers responded to the...

Maricopa woman who crashed car, killed 1 gets 26 years in prison

A Maricopa woman was sentenced today to 26 years in prison for killing a woman and seriously injuring another man in a high-speed three-vehicle...

Police: Man tosses bottle, hurls gesture at store manager

A drunken 39-year-old man hurled a shoplifted bottle and an obscene gestured at a store manager, resulting in his arrest on an assault charge,...

2 injured in 4-vehicle, wrong way rollover

A four-vehicle crash on John Wayne Parkway north of Cobblestone Farms Drive resulted in two injuries Thursday morning. Just before 7 a.m., Maricopa police and...

Couple faces 36 years after botched trip to grandma’s

Two lovebirds ended up jailbirds after a trip to grandma’s house turned violent Monday afternoon.  Cops arrested 31-year-olds Jazmyne Handy-Johnson and Mark A. Phillips after...

Man charged in DUI road rage on 347

State troopers filed DUI and road rage charges against a man accused of causing an accident and fighting in Maricopa this week. Maricopa police and...

Police: Man assaults mom while trying to steal her TV

A 21-year-old man, who police say was trying to steal his mother’s TV, was arrested on assault and disorderly conduct charges after he allegedly...

Wily drug suspect arrested after trying to play MPD officer

A 33-year-old Maricopa man faces drug charges after a police officer discovered he was in possession of a torch lighter, a pipe and narcotics. A...

Injury crash slows traffic at major intersection

Maricopa Police were investigating the cause of a two-vehicle crash that was diverting traffic at the intersection of John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Road.  Paramedics...

Hammer time: Cops nail accused assailant in Walmart parking lot attack

A November hammer attack in the Maricopa Walmart parking lot, in which the accused assailant escaped, led to an arrest four months later. An InMaricopa...

QuikTrip fight anything but on the q.t., witnesses say

A 28-year-old Maricopa woman was arrested on assault and disorderly conduct charges after a fight at a QuikTrip convenience store left another woman with...

Couple’s fight over dog food gets violent, leads to arrest

An alcohol-fueled fight over the price of dog food led to a Maricopa man’s arrest on a domestic violence assault charge. In a probable cause...

MPD wants to know where your home, business cameras are

Maricopa Police Department yesterday relaunched its Camera Registration Program, aimed at enhancing community safety. “Community safety is a shared responsibility, and our Camera Registration Program...

Better lock your car doors — young thieves still at it

Another day, another spate of car burglaries, or at least attempted. This time in the Acacia Crossings neighborhood, near Costa Brave Drive and Gavilan Drive,...

At-risk adult missing a second time

Maricopa Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating 33-year-old Brandon Gallegos.Gallegos, who suffers from a traumatic brain injury, left home and was...
A tow truck begins to haul away a pickup truck involved in a two-vehicle crash on John Wayne Parkway and Cobblestone Farms Drive on March 13, 2024. First responders were seen attending to crash victims, including three children. [Jeff Chew]

Crash blocks John Wayne southbound traffic

Updated 4:15 p.m., March 13, 2024.  Expect the drive home this afternoon to be a little slower than usual. Maricopa police and fire crews responded to...

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: 14-year-old on the run gets double-shot of cop’s taser gun

A 14-year-old car burglary suspect learned at a young age early Tuesday morning what you get if you try to outrun Maricopa police —...

Homes evacuated after fiber optic crew hits gas line

Seven homes in Santa Rosa Crossings were evacuated late this morning after a gas leak. Southwest Gas employees in hazardous materials suits clamped off a...

PHOTOS: MFMD responds to gas leak false alarm

Maricopa Fire and Medical Department responded to a reported gas leak at Stagestop Marketplace this morning.  Just before noon, employees evacuated the building at 44301...

Maricopa isn’t the second-safest AZ city. It’s not even in the top 25

City Hall raved in February about its recent rank as Arizona’s second-safest city. But the city forgot to check its source, which turns out...

Poll: Cops should release the names of minors arrested

Should Maricopa police release the names of all minors arrested? A strong majority of readers, 228, responding to InMaricopa’s weekly poll question agree that all...
Photos, news headlines and other memorabilia are pinned to a board in Senior Medicolegal Investigator Suzi Dodt's office at the Pinal County Medical Examiner in Florence on Feb. 6, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]

Who are Maricopa’s nameless dead?

You can’t see it, but you can feel it. It’s a visceral reaction. Like your body knows what lies inside those thick plastic bags on...

Man arrested for attack on accused lemonade stand creep: Cops

Maricopa police arrested a man for allegedly beating up another man he believed made advances towards his young daughter at her lemonade stand last...
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