Public Safety

Maricopa police Saturday tased an armed man who barricaded himself inside his car and refused to identify himself.  Cops arrested 50-year-old Desert Passage resident Mark...

A police chase ended when a motorcyclist crashed into a Maricopa Meadows roundabout this morning.  Arizona State Troopers, Maricopa police, fire and medical responders were...

Maricopa police identified the pilot killed in a paramotor crash yesterday.  Maricopa police and fire crews responded to Murphy Road and La Brea Road just...

A paramotor pilot died after an "uncontrolled landing" Sunday morning. Maricopa police and fire crews responded to Murphy Road and La Brea Road just after...

“Gamer rage” isn’t just a slang term, it’s a real psychotic break that happens to video gamers, as documented by the American Psychological Association in...

Maricopa police arrested a man accused of squeezing his ex-girlfriend's breasts at a group home Sunday afternoon.  Police arrested a soup-covered Kevin Dodge, 40, on charges...

Maricopa Police Department is soliciting reports from parent-victims in connection with the Maricopa Unified School District investigation of former high school basketball coach Jason...

A Maricopa woman found guilty in the 2015 murder of 3-year-old Tiana Rosalie Capps was supposed to face her ultimate sentence today — but that...

Maricopa police nabbed not only a fugitive lesbian duo wanted on a $60,000 bond in connection to a southern California robbery, but also one...

Call it a novel approach to getting high. There’s only one way to succinctly define this friendly, literate social gathering of Maricopa women — they...

The silence in the streets of Senita was abruptly disturbed with gunfire last July.   Neighbors on West Cowpath Road were left in knots July 25...

Two women's attempt to evade a traffic stop for criminal speed led to a deployed taser and a kick to the crotch Thursday morning.  Maricopa...

A woman caught on camera stealing a baby turtle from a Hidden Valley pet store last month won't be charged.  Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday...

Arizona Department of Transportation officials warn motorists to expect overnight traffic restrictions on John Wayne Parkway today through Sunday. Maricopa motorists should be aware of...

Maricopa police arrested three men at a bar after one reportedly brandished a gun, another was shot with a bean bag gun and the...

Deputy Frank Sloup’s knuckles are as white as his unmarked Dodge Charger as he speeds west along Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. He didn’t plan to write...

A car landed in a ditch after a two-vehicle crash this morning.  Maricopa police and fire crews responded to the crash on North John Wayne...

A missing man is accused of punching a cop trying to take him home Saturday afternoon.  Cops arrested 33-year-old Brandon Gallegos on charges of aggravated...

Maricopa police today released photos of a police truck smashed during a dangerous DUI pursuit Saturday morning.  The photos show major damage to the driver’s side...

A man accused of smashing a police car and putting “multiple lives in danger” during a pursuit in the Lakes at Rancho El Dorado Saturday...

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a dog killing in Hidden Valley this morning.  PCSO deputies responded to a home on West Fleetwood Road where...

People convicted of domestic violence charges can face a maximum of six months in jail.  Courts currently charge domestic violence as a misdemeanor, which carries...

Maricopa police arrested a local contractor accused of attacking his wife with a cooler and destroying a cell phone when she tried to call...

Maricopa police lodged at least 12 felony charges against a driver accused of using his car as a deadly weapon against cops and pedestrians...

A man with a criminal record longer than a traffic jam on State Route 347 is accused of theft, leading police on a foot...

A Province woman with a bunch of warrants out for her arrest was so upset about an electricity outage at her home, she called...

Maricopa police arrested a man accused of brandishing a firearm at his wife and attacking her mother during an argument about something he said...

A report of a stolen shopping cart yesterday ended in police executing a federal warrant on a convicted drug trafficker.  Maricopa police found 46-year-old Windy...

Maricopa police once again arrested a career criminal with more than 70 criminal charges on his record Friday afternoon. This time, he’s accused of...

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