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Case against accused child molester could be challenged

The indictment against an accused sex offender could be challenged if the case is remanded to a new grand jury, according to court documents. Ronald...

Teens accused of murder may ask to be tried separately

The teens charged with the murder of 20-year-old Wyatt Miller appeared separately in court Monday in a hearing two months ahead of their trial...

Sword-murder suspect not in court after psych evaluation

The man accused of killing his wife, Olivia Figueroa, with a sword in 2016 was absent for his court date Monday morning. Representing Miguel Figueroa...

MHS students demand change after Florida school shooting (VIDEO)

Maricopa High School students have demanded gun law reform after participating in a demonstration on campus last week. Students walked out of their classrooms Feb....

Council approves nearly $50K for long-awaited fire preplanning

Maricopa City Council approved a transfer from the city’s contingency fund Tuesday to pay for a fire preplan for as many as 96 commercial...

MPD hosts design contest for Family Advocacy Center logo

Maricopa Police Department wants the community’s help in creating a logo for its new Family Advocacy Center. In the planning stages since 2015, the FAC...

Parent warns others after child goes missing from daycare

A father is grateful his son is alive after the 2-year-old was found alone, walking the streets of a residential area yesterday. “My son could...

MUSD: Middle-school shooting threat ‘not credible’

The Maricopa Police Department says a school-shooting threat allegedly made by a local junior high student this week is “unfounded.” A Desert Wind Middle School...

Martinez pleads ‘not guilty’ in grandmother’s murder

The man the state says is responsible for the blunt-force trauma death and stabbing of his grandmother pled not guilty to one count of...

Man arrested after shots fired outside local tavern

An argument over a game of pool at a local bar led to one man getting pistol whipped and another being arrested Wednesday, according...

DPS releases identity of ATV driver in fatal crash

The Department of Public Safety released the identity of the ATV driver who died in a collision on State Route 347 south of Maricopa...

ATV crash fatal south of Maricopa

An accident south of Maricopa involving an ATV and a pickup truck has left one person dead. The collision occurred Wednesday at 12:35 p.m. on...

Weapons, drugs, cash found in vehicle at gas station

Maricopa Police arrested an alleged convicted felon Friday after they say a search of his vehicle yielded drugs and weapons. Nicholas Amado, 38, of Casa...

Vehicle rolls over into ditch in SR 347 accident

A rollover collision on State Route 347 caused one vehicle to end up in a ditch, authorities said Thursday afternoon. The accident occurred between two...

MPD awarded 6 highway safety grants

Maricopa Police Department (MPD) recently received official notification that they were the recipients of six Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) grants for FY18....

Martinez ‘involuntarily committed’ months before murder

Eight months before Vicky Ten Hoven was killed  in her Maricopa home, police reports state the grandson accused of her murder had been “involuntarily...

Maricopa man charged with kidnapping Mesa woman

  A Maricopa man was arrested Feb. 1 on charges of kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly holding a woman against her...

Woman accused of assaulting boyfriend with golf club

A woman is accused of assaulting her boyfriend with sporting equipment during an argument Feb. 2. Susana Huff, 44, allegedly caused injury to the victim’s...

Recreational vehicle rolls over after illegal left turn on Porter

A rollover accident involving an off-road vehicle briefly disrupted the morning commute Monday. Lt. Stephen Judd with the Maricopa Police Department said a side-by-side recreation...

‘Road-rage’ ends in weapons charge for teen

A Maricopa teen was arrested on multiple charges Jan. 24 after allegedly brandishing a gun during a confrontation with another driver on Farrell Road. Joshua...

Police arrest man under bed in ex-girlfriend’s house

A man was arrested recently after police found him asleep underneath a bed in his ex-girlfriend’s house. Lamar Hannon, 34, is charged with first-degree criminal...

Valenzuela lead attorney, judge leaving assignment

The lead public defender in a high-profile Maricopa double-murder case has retired, possibly postponing the already belated trial for as long as another year...

Crash at 347/Riggs causes serious injury

A two-vehicle collision has delayed southbound traffic on State Route 347 at Riggs Road. The accident occurred Wednesday at 2:25 p.m. between a Nissan sedan...

Accused murderer had previous run-ins with MPD

In recent months, a man accused of murder and his younger brother have had brushes with the law in Arizona.A memorial fund has been...

Grandson arrested in death of Maricopa woman

The grandson of a woman killed in Maricopa has been arrested in Chandler. Vicky Ten Hoven, 62, was found deceased on her kitchen floor on...

Suspicious death ruled a homicide

Law enforcement officers investigating a suspicious death in Rancho El Dorado have reclassified the incident as a homicide. The Maricopa Police Department responded to a...

MPD investigating ‘suspicious’ death in Rancho el Dorado

Maricopa Police are awaiting the results of an autopsy in a suspicious death case Monday after the deceased was found early Monday morning in...

Tempe man pleads not guilty in deaths of Maricopa brothers

The Tempe man charged with manslaughter in the October deaths of Maricopa teenagers Michael and Matthew Voss was arraigned in court Friday morning. Akarsh Cholaveti,...

Walmart iPhone theft suspects plead not guilty

Two of three suspects charged in connection with the theft of more than $15,000 in cellular phones from a Maricopa Walmart pled not guilty...

Grandson assaults grandfather over access to TV

A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting his grandfather over a disagreement regarding access to a television set Thursday morning in Rancho El...
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