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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Brush fire burns field near Tortosa

Maricopa Fire/Medical Department is putting out a brush fire near the corner of Honeycutt and Murphy roads at Tortosa. The fire was reported around 4:30...

Update: Officials release names of 2 in fatal crash

The rollover of an extended-cab pickup on White and Parker Road Friday claimed the lives of two teenagers from Casa Grande. According to Gregory Hess,...

McGangster tries to fight fast-food employees

Anthony Moore, 21, of Maricopa, wanted to fight the employees of a fast-food restaurant Monday morning but he went to jail instead. According to a...

Man accused of biting girlfriend in cellphone fight

  Michael L. Johnson was arrested by Maricopa Police Friday morning after he allegedly bit his girlfriend during an altercation. According to an MPD report, a...

Man arrested in domestic violence incident

  Gary Perkins was arrested by Maricopa Police on suspicion of domestic violence assault and two counts of disorderly conduct. May 6, at 10:45 p.m. police...

Update: White and Parker crash reported as fatal

A violent traffic crash on White and Parker Road has reportedly killed two people south of Maricopa. The incident, being investigated by Ak-Chin first responders...

Prosecutors say no grounds for appeal in Sinkevitch conviction

Despite defense attorney Bret Huggins claims, prosecutors do not believe there are grounds to appeal the conviction of  Kathryn Sinkevitch. “We are pleased with the jury's...

Man accused of stealing from stepfather

Seth Post, 26, was arrested by Maricopa Police May 2 on accusations of forgery, theft and fraudulent use of a credit card. According to a...

Man accused of DUI on Porter Road

Ruben Alcocer, 25, was arrested April 29 on an aggravated charge of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), having a blood alcohol level...

Update: Sinkevitch found guilty of first-degree murder

A seven-woman, five-man jury convicted Kathryn Sinkevitch of first-degree murder Tuesday in Pinal County Superior Court. Sinkevitch was convicted in the shooting death of 31-year-old...

Jury deliberating fate of accused murderer Sinkevitch

Monday the jury heard closing arguments and received instructions in the murder trial of Kathryn Sinkevitch at Pinal County Superior Court. Sinkevitch is charged with...

Man accused of sexual assault of minor

Francisco Salazar, 30 of Maricopa, was arrested April 28 by Maricopa Police on charges of molestation of a child and sexual conduct with a...

Police arrest 3 on meth charges in Alterra

On Wednesday, Maricopa Police served a search warrant on Costa Brava Avenue in the Alterra subdivision and arrested three people for dealing methamphetamine. Arrested were...

FBI examiner says soil samples not linked to murder scene

Tuesday, Kathryn Sinkevitch’s first-degree murder trial entered its fourth day with the testimony of geologist forensics examiner Jody Webb from the FBI Crime Lab. Sinkevitch...

MPD investigation under way in Alterra

Maricopa Police are “working a search warrant” in the area around Woody Park in the Alterra subdivision of Maricopa Wednesday morning. No other details about...

Auditor: Thunderbird Irrigation clerk embezzled $278,000

  Arizona Auditor General released the full report Tuesday of an embezzlement investigation that led to the indictment of Maricopa resident Suzanne Perkins, 56, former...

Friend denies loaning van to murder suspect

On Tuesday, Kathryn Sinkevitch’s friend, Bridget Hopkins, testified at her first-degree murder trial. Sinkevitch is accused in the shooting death of 31-year-old Michael Agerter on...

Co-worker says ‘garage-murder’ suspect just sat and cried

  Anthony Daniels, a former co-worker of murder suspect Kathryn Sinkevitch, told a Pinal County Superior Court jury she sat and cried the afternoon the...

Dead cellphone results in domestic violence charge

  Maricopa Police arrested a woman April 27 on suspicion of domestic violence assault after she allegedly attacked her boyfriend. According to an MPD probable cause...

Man faces DV charges after throwing out daughter’s furniture

  Mark Henderson Jr. was arrested by Maricopa Police April 25 on suspicion of domestic violence disorderly conduct on West Giallo Lane about 6:30 p.m. According...

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Crime Reports

April 29, 2019 April 26-28, 2019 April 25, 2019 April 24, 2019 April 23, 2019 April 22, 2019 April 19-21, 2019 April 18, 2019 April 17, 2019 April 16, 2019 April 15, 2019 April 12-14,...

Sinkevitch: ‘It would be better if he wasn’t around’

  A former co-worker of Kathryn Sinkevitch testified Monday overhearing her say “it would be better” if the victim in her first-degree murder trial “wasn’t...

Man who dated ‘garage murder’ suspect testifies about gun

  A man who briefly dated murder suspect Kathryn Sinkevitch took the witness stand in the first-degree murder trial as it entered its fourth day...

Analyst testifies about gunshot residue in ‘garage murder’

  Monday, Kathryn Sinkevitch’s first-degree murder trial entered its fourth day with the testimony of Matthew St. Clair of the Phoenix Police Department Trace Evidence...

Man sentenced for 2nd animal cruelty conviction

Judge Pro Tem Jack Pritt of the Western Pinal Justice Court found Wayne Miller guilty of 14 counts of animal cruelty following a bench...

Child allegedly bitten several times at daycare

  A Maricopa mom turned to Facebook to show the world what happened to her child while being taken care of at Sunrise Daycare. On Friday...

Jury hears details, sees photos of ‘garage murder’ scene

The second day of Kathryn Sinkevitch’s first-degree murder trial opened with the testimony of Maricopa Police Sgt. Daniel Rauch. The day was filled with police...

‘Garage murder’ trial opens with police evidence

The jury was seated Tuesday and opening arguments took place before Judge Kevin D. White Wednesday morning in Pinal County Superior Court in the first-degree...

Overpass deck to be poured Thursday

Arizona Department of Transportation Crews are scheduled to pour the concrete deck for the final section of a State Route 347 overpass starting this week...

Woman charged with assaulting boyfriend

Karla Felix was arrested by Maricopa Police on suspicion of assaulting her boyfriend April 20. According to a police probable cause statement, Felix was placed...
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