Public Safety

Phoenix police arrested a person accused of stealing a car before getting caught on State Route 347 today. Cops responded to a west Phoenix home...

Convicted drug dealer Windy Whirlwind-Soldier was arrested again, this time on drug charges while in Pinal County Jail. A Maricopa police probable cause statement updated...

Maricopa Police Department investigated a bomb threat at Legacy Traditional School late this morning, but determined it was unfounded. A student told school officials he...

Two people suffered minor injuries after a two-car crash near Copper Sky Regional Park this morning.  Maricopa police responded to the site of a damaged...

Two months after his 21st birthday, a Maricopa man was arrested for the 15th time since starting a crime spree in late 2022, this...

Maricopa police this week released new reports from the massive teenage brawl at the Copper Sky skate park during last month’s pop-up Spring Carnival....

Maricopa Police Chief Mark Goodman reports that the city overall saw a 10% reduction in crimes per capita in 2023. Goodman presented his 2023 crime...

Tortosa resident Mike Ponce was anything but a happy motorist this morning. He and thousands of others leaving Maricopa via John Wayne Parkway northbound shared...

Maricopa police arrested a father accused of entering his wife’s home through a doggy door and unlawfully imprisoning their children Saturday night.  Cops arrested 32-year-old...

Maricopa police Saturday tased an armed man who barricaded himself inside his car and refused to identify himself.  Cops arrested 50-year-old Desert Passage resident Mark...

A police chase ended when a motorcyclist crashed into a Maricopa Meadows roundabout this morning.  Arizona State Troopers, Maricopa police, fire and medical responders were...

Maricopa police identified the pilot killed in a paramotor crash yesterday.  Maricopa police and fire crews responded to Murphy Road and La Brea Road just...

A paramotor pilot died after an "uncontrolled landing" Sunday morning. Maricopa police and fire crews responded to Murphy Road and La Brea Road just after...

“Gamer rage” isn’t just a slang term, it’s a real psychotic break that happens to video gamers, as documented by the American Psychological Association in...

Maricopa police arrested a man accused of squeezing his ex-girlfriend's breasts at a group home Sunday afternoon.  Police arrested a soup-covered Kevin Dodge, 40, on charges...

Maricopa Police Department is soliciting reports from parent-victims in connection with the Maricopa Unified School District investigation of former high school basketball coach Jason...

A Maricopa woman found guilty in the 2015 murder of 3-year-old Tiana Rosalie Capps was supposed to face her ultimate sentence today — but that...

Maricopa police nabbed not only a fugitive lesbian duo wanted on a $60,000 bond in connection to a southern California robbery, but also one...

Call it a novel approach to getting high. There’s only one way to succinctly define this friendly, literate social gathering of Maricopa women — they...

The silence in the streets of Senita was abruptly disturbed with gunfire last July.   Neighbors on West Cowpath Road were left in knots July 25...

Two women's attempt to evade a traffic stop for criminal speed led to a deployed taser and a kick to the crotch Thursday morning.  Maricopa...

A woman caught on camera stealing a baby turtle from a Hidden Valley pet store last month won't be charged.  Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday...

Arizona Department of Transportation officials warn motorists to expect overnight traffic restrictions on John Wayne Parkway today through Sunday. Maricopa motorists should be aware of...

Maricopa police arrested three men at a bar after one reportedly brandished a gun, another was shot with a bean bag gun and the...

Deputy Frank Sloup’s knuckles are as white as his unmarked Dodge Charger as he speeds west along Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. He didn’t plan to write...

A car landed in a ditch after a two-vehicle crash this morning.  Maricopa police and fire crews responded to the crash on North John Wayne...

A missing man is accused of punching a cop trying to take him home Saturday afternoon.  Cops arrested 33-year-old Brandon Gallegos on charges of aggravated...

Maricopa police today released photos of a police truck smashed during a dangerous DUI pursuit Saturday morning.  The photos show major damage to the driver’s side...

A man accused of smashing a police car and putting “multiple lives in danger” during a pursuit in the Lakes at Rancho El Dorado Saturday...

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a dog killing in Hidden Valley this morning.  PCSO deputies responded to a home on West Fleetwood Road where...