SR 347 closed for evening: ADOT
State Route 347 will remain closed in both directions throughout the evening following an earlier crash at Riggs Road, according to the Arizona Department...
Serious crash closes SR 347 at Riggs
A crash has closed both directions of travel on State Route 347 at Riggs Road, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Specifics on the...
Queen Creek man arrested in 2015 sexual assault in Maricopa
A Queen Creek man was arrested earlier this month for the alleged rape of a Maricopa woman, a year and three months after the...
Alleged wife murderer indicted on 4 felonies
A Maricopa man accused of killing his wife with a sword was arraigned Dec. 23.
Miguel Figueroa Sr., 45, was indicted Dec. 19 on four...
U.S. Marshals arrest woman in Maricopa homicide
Kathryn Sinkevitch, 32, of Tempe, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Michael Agerter.
Agerter, 31, was shot to death...
City Council rejects law enforcement grant after impassioned debate
The Maricopa City Council voted to reject a federal law enforcement grant on Tuesday that would have allowed the hiring of two additional officers...
MPD shows footage from homicide scene
Maricopa Police Department has released footage from a surveillance camera recording at the house where Michael Agerter was shot dead Friday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDGDHbMhaeM
The footage shows a...
Plea deal gets Maricopa mom 2 years in prison after child’s death
Tina Morse signed a plea agreement that will put her in prison for two years for events that led to the death of her...
MPD identifies shooting victim, seeks female person of interest
Maricopa Police Department has identified the man who was shot to death in his garage Friday as Michael Agerter, 31.
Officers responded the home in...
Police seek white van in shooting-death investigation
Maricopa Police Department has identified the man who was shot to death at a home in Rancho El Dorado on Friday but cannot release...
Shooting death reported in Rancho El Dorado
Maricopa Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a man in Rancho El Dorado.
A neighbor reported hearing three shots fired at around 2...
Collision brings first responders to Honeycutt Road (video)
An afternoon collision on Honeycutt Road shook up occupants of two vehicles, with two being transported to the hospital. The incident, in front of...
Murder charged in death of Maricopa woman
A Maricopa man has been charged with killing his wife, Olivia Cecelia Julian Figueroa, with a sword.
Miguel Figueroa, 45, was arrested Saturday night. He...
MPD investigating ‘suspicious’ death
A woman has died after being stabbed in what is suspected to be a domestic violence incident in Maricopa.
The woman's husband is in the...
Stanfield, Maricopa men face PCSO charges
A Stanfield man and a Maricopa man were arrested Friday on charges of burglary.
Richard Anthony Galvan, 29, of Maricopa and Juan Javier Pineda, 25,...
Local law enforcement eyes SB1070 settlement
The tide of the 2016 election has brought with it changes and new faces for Pinal County, and amid the frothy wash a new...
Getting to know MPD Officer of the Year Kevin Mellor
Kevin Mellor wears several hats for the Maricopa Police Department and was named Officer of the Year for 2016. See photos from the Nov....
Getting to know MPD Sergeant of the Year Joshua Paulsen
Sgt. Joshua Paulsen was rewarded for going beyond the expectations of his job by being named Maricopa Police Department's Sergeant of the Year for...
Reward offered for 3 javelina poached near Maricopa
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) is offering a reward of up to $750 for information leading to an arrest of the person...
Pursuit on 347 leads to 451 pounds of marijuana
An apparently speeding vehicle led a Pinal County Sheriff’s deputy on a chase on State Route 347 Tuesday afternoon. In the end, the driver...
MPD to receive $60,000 for DUI enforcement, education programs
The Maricopa Police Department is accepting state grant money to assist in DUI enforcement and community education programs beginning this winter.
The Governor’s Office of...
Sheriff’s Office seeks Stanfield hold-up suspects
Wednesday at 2:44 a.m. the Pinal County Sheriff's 9-1-1 Communications Center received a call from a clerk reporting that an armed robbery had just...
CERT gets new trailer to advance training
With 107 residents trained, the Community Emergency Response Team is a growing auxiliary of the City of Maricopa Fire/Medical Department – just in case.
Monday,...
PCSO deputy finds 14 packed in truck
According to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, 14 people who entered the United States illegally from Mexico were arrested Thursday afternoon on Interstate 10....
Man shot to death, Maricopa teens indicted
A 20-year-old man living in an unincorporated area south of Maricopa was shot to death Nov. 7 and two teenage suspects have been indicted.
Wyatt...
Broken water main floods Honeycutt Road
A water main ruptured near Butterfield Elementary School on Monday, shutting down lanes on both sides of West Honeycutt Road.
Water gushed from the buried...
MPD awards cops, staff at annual banquet (gallery)
The Maricopa Police Department honored its own with an annual award ceremony. The Maricopa Police Foundation hosted the dinner at Province Nov. 5.
Officer of...
Lamb ready to transition into Pinal’s new sheriff
Mark Lamb may have had an R after his name on the campaign trail, but he does not expect his tenure as Pinal County...
Blowing dust advisory for Maricopa area
The National Weather Service has issued a blowing dust advisory, which is in effect until 5 p.m. today.
The impacted area includes State Route 347,...
MFD, Global Water reaching terms over dirty hydrant water
Municipal water supplier Global Water is in negotiations with City of Maricopa Fire & Medical over an agreement to clean and maintain hydrants within...
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