Public Safety

UPDATE March 9, 4:12 p.m.: Police found Gallegos this morning, and reunited him with his family. ORIGINAL STORY March. 8, 4:51 p.m.:Have you seen this man?  Maricopa...

Maricopa Police Department submitted charges this week against a teen tied to a shooting in Tortosa last year.  This follows a year-long investigation of 19-year-old...

A judge found a Maricopa woman guilty in the 2015 murder of 3-year-old Tiana Rosalie Capps.  Shawn Main, 53, was found guilty of first-degree murder...

Maricopa police arrested a 20-year-old father accused of threatening to murder his girlfriend Sunday night.  Officers arrested 20-year-old Zachary A. LeClair on domestic violence charges of...

Maricopa police arrested a reported drug dealer outside his home last week.  Officers arrested 21-year-old Dylan K. Rope on two drugs charges, according to a...

A man accused of kidnapping his girlfriend in Tempe was arrested after she threw herself out of a moving car in Maricopa Saturday. At about...

It's been more than eight months since Maricopa Police Cpl. Joshua Fox was shot in the line of duty. Fortunately, while his injuries were...

Maricopa police tased a man accused of illegally sipping beer and threatening to “f*ck up” cops over the weekend.  Officers arrested 41-year-old Johnny Contreras on charges...

Southbound Interstate 10 traffic will be a little slower to Maricopa this evening. A two-vehicle collision occurred on the Queen Creek Road off-ramp of I-10...

Maricopa police arrested a woman accused of threatening her family with a cattle prodder and attacking officers Tuesday.  Officers arrested 47-year-old Angela J. Washington on...

Updated 12:36 p.m., March 3, 2024. A rollover crash at the intersection of John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Avenue left two people injured this morning. At...

Maricopa Police Chief Mark Goodman, in his review of plans for the first cannabis retailer in the city, calls for robust security in and...

In 2021, Sorrento resident Elisa Olivarez wanted a new kitchen backsplash. She chose an oyster-white mosaic tile and started shopping for a contractor to...

Want a true crime podcast that feels a little closer to home?  Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer and his main media man, Mike Pelton, dove...

A motorcyclist killed while fleeing from police earlier this month was travelling over 100 miles per hour when he crashed, according to newly released...

Maricopa police arrested a man accused of drunkenly twisting his partner’s nipples.  MPD officers arrested 37-year-old Nicolas A. Heredia Sunday night, according to a probable...

A woman accused of threatening to murder her boyfriend was arrested Sunday morning, according to Maricopa Police Department.  Officers arrested 25-year-old Taunya Gonzales after she...

UPDATE 1:46 a.m., Feb. 28: The car fire has been extinguished. The fire “had a small extension into the garage and the eaves” of the home,...

Maricopa Police Department has made its first arrests in a string of car burglaries that plagued the Maricopa Meadows and Desert Passage neighborhoods all...

Commuters back to Maricopa from Casa Grande this afternoon had to take a longer route home. A roadside fire shut down the highway at Bianco...

A man survived his suicide attempt Sunday and now faces decades in prison, according to a Maricopa Police Department report.  MPD officers arrested him after...

Fifteen local fire crew members were recognized during an annual special pinning ceremony held by Maricopa Fire and Medical Department Saturday.  The ceremony is to...

UPDATE Feb. 23, 2024 8:38 p.m.: Maricopa police confirmed a teen was hit by a car on North John Wayne Parkway Friday tonight. "A 14-year-old...

The Maricopa Police Department confirmed the body found in a submerged vehicle earlier this week as 67-year-old Sandra Karelsen. On Wednesday afternoon, police spotted a...

UPDATE Feb. 23, 2024 5:29 p.m.: Maricopa Police Department confirmed the weapon was a firearm. UPDATE Feb. 23, 2024 4:42 p.m.: Someone dialed 9-1-1 and...

Maricopa police and fire crews responded to a local apartment complex after a gas leak this morning.  First responders arrived at the Flatz 520 apartment complex,...

The Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that a man found dead in a local sports bar earlier this month died of alcohol poisoning. Shawn...

When a 20-year-old man named Cutter’s girlfriend was found with cuts on her face — and he was soaked in blood — cops clobbered...

The “suspect driver” in a fatal crash earlier this month is not expected to recover after about two weeks in hospital care, according to...

Maricopa Police Department tonight confirmed a body was recovered from a vehicle submerged in a Province lake earlier today. Police spokesperson Monica Williams said the...