Public Safety News

The Maricopa Police Department Explorers Post 2100 placed first in crisis negotiation during a two-day, national tactical competition in Chandler. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bofmZJ-gcIM&feature=youtu.be The local post was one...

Maricopa police arrested two men on multiple drug charges last week after allegedly discovering almost a pound of methamphetamine and syringes which also contained...

The Highway Patrol will be looking for speeders Wednesday morning. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Steven Sekrecki said a special detail is planned for 7...

  The medical examiner who conducted the autopsy of 3-year-old Tiana Capps, whom the state alleges was abused then killed by her caretaker near Maricopa,...

A week after a Senita house fire displaced a family on New Year’s Eve, members from the Maricopa Fire/Medical Department held a public meeting...

A man was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly biting a Maricopa Police officer Jan. 6 while being transported to jail on charges of...

Three male suspects are wanted by Maricopa police for questioning in a Jan. 5 theft at Walmart, during which more than $15,000 in cellular...

After more than two years, a Maricopa double-murder case is set to go to trial in 2018. Jose Ignacio Valenzuela Jr., 40, who lived...

By Joycelyn Cabrera Sixteen-year-old Dreama King was awarded the Maricopa Police Department Explorers’ “Explorer of the Year” after she prevented a peer from committing suicide...

A man was arrested Dec. 29 on multiple charges related to drug possession and driving with an open container of alcohol after an officer...

A Desert Cedars neighborhood received a visit from haz-mat first responders Wednesday night. A woman in her 60s and her 8-year-old granddaughter thought they might...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ItRD2s1NQ Maricopa Police Department used one of its newest bits of technology to assist the fire department in investigating a small fire at a church...

A garage at a Senita home caught fire this morning on Magnolia Road.The "Vasquez Family Donation Fund" has been set up at Wells Fargo...

Most-read stories related to police, fire and emergency events: Murder-suicide suspected in couple’s death A Maricopa couple was found deceased May 7 from what...

First responders transported two people to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after a traffic accident on State Route 238 and Green Road, according to Maricopa...

After being arrested on shoplifting charges last week, a woman was also booked on possession of drug paraphernalia after police allegedly discovered a meth...

Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man near Stanfield Wednesday morning on charges of smuggling roughly 88 pounds of marijuana. Jorge Gonzalez, 32, was arrested...

The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office spearheaded a county-wide drunk driving task force Dec. 14-17 resulting in more than 30 DUI arrests, and another 16...

A man was arrested Saturday at Wells Fargo in Maricopa for multiple charges stemming from an alleged forgery attempt in an incident that sent...

A man and woman were arrested for shoplifting Saturday, just days after the man was arrested for allegedly assaulting and stealing from the same...

Attorneys for the state will call a medical examiner as witness in a special January hearing for Shawn Main, the woman accused of causing...

A Maricopa man was arrested Monday on assault charges stemming from a strange incident of alleged domestic violence where the man reportedly slashed the...

Fire investigators are looking into what caused a mysterious house fire in Rancho El Dorado earlier this week. Sunday, the Maricopa Fire/Medical Department responded to...

Maricopa Police Foundation honored Maricopa’s “finest” its annual award ceremony Nov. 4. MPD veteran Elliot Sneezy was named Sergeant of the Year, and newcomer...

Maricopa has been ranked the third-safest city in Arizona by a national home-security organization. SafeHome.org ranked Maricopa behind Oro Valley and Gilbert. Its “safety score”...

Law enforcement officials are seeking information that may lead to the arrest of a suspect in a carjacking in Maricopa Tuesday night. Maricopa Police Department...

Police are investigating a driver for impairment after he reportedly ran his vehicle into the side of a moving train Wednesday night, according to...

The Gila River Police Department released the identities of three people killed in a collision on State Route 347. Juanna Molina, 24, Ray Molina, 33,...

A man accused of sex crimes involving a minor was arrested Nov. 28 after the teen and multiple witnesses reported the alleged inappropriate contact. Ronald...

The Department of Public Safety has released a description of the three victims in the deadly accident on State Route 347 near Casa Blanca...