Public Safety News

Maricopa Police Department is warning drivers to avoid the area of Porter Road and Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway because of a "broken-down train" blocking the...

A student at Maricopa High School was taken into custody Monday after a gun was found in the student's vehicle. Maricopa Unified School District Superintendent...

Local law enforcement offered advice to the community Saturday on remaining safe and secure as summertime approaches in Arizona. Maricopa Police Chief Steve Stahl along...

A Pinal County judge struck down a motion Thursday aimed at returning one of Maricopa’s most high-profile murder cases to a grand jury on...

Maricopa police officers arrested an allegedly intoxicated driver last week and charged him with aggravated DUI because he had four kids in the car,...

A special detail from the Department of Public Safety made 112 traffic stops on State Route 347 Wednesday morning. Of those, 90 resulted in speeding...

Maricopa Police Department has confirmed the names of the couple found dead in a Sorrento home Sunday. Glenn Gabriel, 69, and Sasha Gabriel, 67, died...

  Arizona Department of Public Safety will have law enforcement focused on State Route 347 this week. Another patrol detail is set for Wednesday from 7...

A Maricopa couple were found deceased today, and Maricopa Police Department suspects it may be a murder-suicide. The identities are not yet released. The man...

Deputies allegedly found 53 marijuana plants in a house east of Maricopa. Pinal County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant on a house in Saddleback...

In the event of an emergency or disaster, when its firefighters and paramedics are in need of support services, the Maricopa Fire/Medical Department turns...

By Michelle Chance The Maricopa man accused of killing his wife with a sword in December will not face the death penalty. According to court documents,...

By Michelle Chance “Bang! Bang! Bang!” yelled an MPD Explorer inside a classroom at Maricopa High School. He’s holding a yellow pistol and ordering his...

A Maricopa teen who allegedly stole guns from a family member shot himself in the leg last Wednesday with one of those same weapons. Naterrion Pickett,...

Maricopa Wells Middle School was evacuated Wednesday evening after a cafeteria employee smelled gas. Battalion Chief Gibby Gorman of Maricopa Fire and Medical said they...

The Maricopa Police Department conducted a training exercise Wednesday in one of the buildings slated to be demolished to make way for the coming...

A Red Flag Warning is in place in Maricopa and northwest Pinal County. Strong winds and low relative humidity have created high fire danger...

A native man was arrested in Maricopa on April 5 for possession of a rare psychedelic drug, according to a Maricopa Police Department report. The...

By Michelle Chance A trial date was set Monday for the Tempe woman charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Michael Agerter inside...

Law enforcement agencies are seeking the community’s assistance in identifying a man suspected of burglarizing two mosques March 30. According to police reports, at approximately...

Maricopa Police responded to a suspicious-person call at Pacana Park Wednesday morning, April 19, after a female student was approached by an individual who...

The first class of Maricopa Police Department's Citizens Police Academy received completion certificates in a ceremony April 10 at the Copper Sky Substation. Receiving...

While Lt. Mike Campbell hopes Maricopa Police Department officers never need to enter a home to remove a barricaded suspect, a partnership with the...

Maricopa Police are seeking information about an apparent incident of animal cruelty involving a cat wounded by a small projectile over the weekend in...

Maricopa victims of abuse or assault often have to travel more than 90 minutes round-trip for treatment and preserving evidence for criminal investigation. San Tan...

  Department of Public Safety dished out 106 citations to commercial vehicle drivers on State Route 347 Friday. DPS ran a special detail from 7 a.m....

  State Troopers are returning to State Route 347 on Friday, this time focusing on commercial vehicles. Last week, officers with the Department of Public Safety...

A Maricopa man was arrested on charges of child prostitution Tuesday, after video footage surfaced reportedly showing the man soliciting sexual acts from two...

A multi-agency effort led by Pinal County Sheriff's Office handed out speeding tickets to scores of drivers on State Route 347 Tuesday. "The department is...

Pinal County Sheriff's Office is leading an unannounced special speed detail involving seven law enforcement agencies on State Route 347 today. Last week, the...