Public Safety

Despite pleas for leniency from family members, a Maricopa mother was sentenced to seven years for abusing a stepchild. Erin Darr, 36, pleaded guilty to...

Juan Ibarra, 24, was arrested Dec. 8 on suspected charges of domestic violence assault and three counts of disorderly conduct. MPD responded to a call...

A family had to be temporarily evacuated from their home in Glennwilde during fire reportedly started on a stove this afternoon. Maricopa Fire/Medical and...

Maricopa Fire/Medical Department, with backup from the volunteers of CERT, hosted its seventh annual Ride for Toys on Saturday at Copper Sky. They collected...

Global Water Resources notified residents by email and door-hangers Friday that a section of Honeycutt Road will be closed after Christmas. The work between White...

A Maricopa couple accused of child abuse insisted on a bench trial, with the husband citing corruption as the reason. In a Friday hearing for...

A Maricopa man, accused of sexual conduct with a minor, is back on course for a trial in Superior Court. Ronald Bragonier, 56, currently in...

Richard Kruse, 75, was arrested Nov. 27 at a residence on North Bishop Drive on suspected charges of aggravated assault strangulation. Kruse’s daughter reported she...

Update: Upon being released from jail on Dec. 5, Farrand Thompson allegedly attempted to contact his wife via text messages and FaceTime. This was...

A collision between two sedans blocked traffic lanes at a busy midtown intersection Friday afternoon. First responders reported no injuries, but both vehicles were disabled...

Jesse Coria, 21, was identified as the “unwanted subject” attempting to make entry into multiple Rancho El Dorado homes Tuesday. MPD arrived on the 21500...

Chrishna Gonzalez, 20, was arrested Nov. 24 on expected charges of disorderly conduct. Maricopa police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in The...

Maricopa Police Department released information about an ongoing incident Tuesday morning in Rancho El Dorado. According to MPD, an "unwanted subject" was going to door-to-door...

Erin Darr has two weeks to get her supporters in court to speak on her behalf. The Maricopa resident, already behind bars, was supposed to...

By Joycelyn CabreraDriver error, not highways, are the No. 1 reason that serious injuries and fatal crashes happen. Speeding is either a primary or...

Richard Cervantez, 22, was arrested Sunday on an expected charge of auto theft that occurred on Nov. 18 in Santa Rosa Springs. A Maricopa woman...

Autumn Terrio, 26, and Henry DeCook, 29, were arrested around 3 a.m. Friday on suspected charges of third-degree burglary, possession of marijuana, methamphetamine and...

First responders arrived on the scene of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle at the trafficway leading into the Sequoia Pathway parking lot Monday...

James Wahlgren was arrested  for suspected charges of possession of a dangerous drug and drug paraphernalia. Police reported making contact with Wahlgren around Nov. 13...

Before Thanksgiving, the final work on the State Route 347 grade-separation project should be mostly completed, barring more rain, which is predicted Wednesday. Arizona Department...

A woman was arrested Nov. 6 on suspicion of theft and fictitious registration. Dawn Lash, 43, was pulled over by Maricopa police at approximately 6...

On Oct. 29, Maricopa Police responded to a call from a woman in The Villages who stated she could hear someone banging on her...

Maricopa police arrested Alphonso Ervin, 46, Sunday afternoon on suspicion of domestic violence assault in Alterra. Officers were dispatched to a residence on West Sage...

The possibility of getting Maricopa’s so-called “YouTube Mom” into a courtroom is as remote as ever after a Rule 11 hearing Tuesday. Machelle Hobson, 48,...

The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether a notorious “D.C. sniper” should be re-sentenced in the fallout of a series of high-court rulings that...

There have been 308 reported opioid overdoses in Pinal County in the past two and a half years. Pinal County is taking on big pharmaceutical...

Shawn Main, 49, has been incarcerated at Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Adult Detention Center since Christmas Eve 2015. She was arrested 35 days after...

Michael Cowan, 49, was arrested Sunday on multiple charges, including theft of means of transportation and possession of a stolen firearm. Maricopa Police conducted a...

At least one person was injured in a collision this morning at the intersection of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and White and Parker Road. Maricopa Police...

Update: A truck reportedly taken from a high school student at gunpoint has been located but totaled, and the suspect is still at large. A...