Public Safety News

By Joycelyn Cabrera The “Silent Heroes” fourth annual charity golf tournament and silent auction will benefit Maricopa’s police and fire departments for First Responders Day,...

By Joycelyn Cabrera Local and state government agencies have partnered to address safety concerns on State Route 347 brought up by Maricopa and other neighboring...

Interstate 10 westbound is closed south of the Valley at milepost 164, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The closure is due to a...

BRADY LEFFLER Hometown: Yuma Residence: Mesa (soon to be Gilbert) Family: Fiancée and three grown children Education: Bachelor’s degree in business management University of Phoenix; master’s degree in...

A Maricopa man was arrested Thursday evening on suspicion of aggravated assault and disorderly conduct. Police responded to an assault call at a residence in...

An open house to look at a State Route 347 scoping study is planned at City Hall before Maricopa City Council talks about the...

A toddler survived a near-drowning at a house in The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado Friday morning. The child apparently fell into a backyard pool...

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a dust storm warning for Pinal County, including Maricopa, until 4 p.m. The storm comes with less...

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising nearby residents, businesses and the traveling public to plan for an extended full intersection closure at Honeycutt...

The Arizona Department of Transportation has added to the ways drivers see the posted speed limit on a stretch of State Route 347.   The speed...

Members of the Maricopa High School football teams visited Maricopa Police Department and City Hall on Saturday. Head coach Brandon Harris planned the visit...

The couple involved in a suspected murder-suicide in Desert Cedars Wednesday have been identified as Matthew and Vanessa Palma Padzunas, both 37. They were reportedly...

Ched Bayles, 30, was arrested Saturday afternoon on suspicion of shoplifting and additional outstanding warrants. According to Maricopa Police reports, officers were dispatched to Ace...

Maricopa Police Department is investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide on Windrose Drive in Desert Cedars. Police were called to the residence around noon...

A Maricopa man was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of assault, disorderly conduct and possession of narcotics. Maricopa Police were dispatched to a residence on...

Maricopans remember Sept. 11, 2001, on the 18th anniversary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnST0OZcmNM

With a goal of reducing traffic congestion on Interstate 10 near Wild Horse Pass, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), Gila River Indian Community,...

Two people were injured when a small plane crashed into a building at Ak-Chin Regional Airport on Tuesday morning. A news release from Ak-Chin Indian...

Maricopa Unified School District notified parents over the weekend of a "potential threat of a weapon on campus on Monday" at the high school. The...

A series of fights on and near campus have marred campus life at Maricopa High School this month. A fight broke out Wednesday after school,...

Mathieu Sipes, 21, was arrested in Maricopa after being questioned by police Saturday. According to the Maricopa Police Department report, an officer saw a vehicle...

  A major mistake by the Maricopa Police Department in July earned a live apology from the police chief. “We messed up,” he announced at his...

Maricopa is under a severe thunderstorm warning and a blowing-dust advisory tonight. The thunderstorm warning is in effect until 7:30 p.m. The dust warning is...

Cynthia Rojo Torres, 26, was arrested around noon Aug. 23 with recommended charges of aggravated domestic assault and domestic disorderly conduct. MPD responded to a...

Kent Volkmer, a Republican, was elected Pinal County Attorney in 2016 after several years in private practice. He sat down with InMaricopa to talk...

Update: Maricopa Police reported they gave up the search after an hour scouring the neighborhood. They did not offer a name or description of...

More than two people are killed every day on U.S. roads by drivers blowing through red lights, according to data analysis performed by the...

ADOT -- The new Maricopa Road – between Hathaway Avenue and Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway – will be paved overnight in Maricopa from 8 p.m....

A rollover accident in the southbound lanes of John Wayne Parkway north of Smith-Enke Road stopped traffic next to Cobblestone Farms at the beginning...

Maricopa Police pulled over Crystal Montijo, 33, who was driving a vehicle that was reported stolen. Police approached the vehicle just south of State...