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Maricopa woman who crashed car, killed 1 gets 26 years in prison

A Maricopa woman was sentenced today to 26 years in prison for killing a woman and seriously injuring another man in a high-speed three-vehicle...

Man charged in DUI road rage on 347

State troopers filed DUI and road rage charges against a man accused of causing an accident and fighting in Maricopa this week. Maricopa police and...

Man dies after drowning in Rancho pool

A man died after drowning in a backyard pool this afternoon. Just after 4:30 p.m., fire and medical crews responded to the 42300 block of...

Police: Man tosses bottle, hurls gesture at store manager

A drunken 39-year-old man hurled a shoplifted bottle and an obscene gestured at a store manager, resulting in his arrest on an assault charge,...

Man who drowned in backyard pool identified

Maricopa police today identified the man who drowned and died in a backyard pool in Rancho El Dorado Saturday afternoon.  “The man who drowned on...

Career criminal tased after slamming wife’s head in car door: Cops

Maricopa police once again arrested a career criminal with more than 70 criminal charges on his record Friday afternoon. This time, he’s accused of...

MHS coach resigned after allegations involving ‘missing funds’

A former Maricopa High School basketball coach resigned late last year after complaints and an external investigation turned up allegations of “mishandling and missing...

Foul play not suspected in landscaper’s drowning death

Maricopa police today confirmed the man who died after drowning in a backyard pool Saturday was a landscaper tending to the property, but do...

Graffiti vandals spark anger in neighborhoods

Alterra resident Peter Trast was one of many people tasked with cleaning up after weekend mischief in Maricopa.  Just after noon today, Trast, a painter...

3 kids detained at Copper Sky during Spring Carnival

Police detained and referred criminal charges against three children after a fight at the Copper Sky skate park Friday night.  Officers responded to the skate...

Multiple kids detained in skate park fight

Maricopa police detained multiple kids after a fight at Copper Sky Recreation Complex's skate park Friday night. At about 9:30 p.m., officers responded to the...

Wily drug suspect arrested after trying to play MPD officer

A 33-year-old Maricopa man faces drug charges after a police officer discovered he was in possession of a torch lighter, a pipe and narcotics. A...

Police: Man arrested in beating of wife

A Maricopa man is in Pinal County Jail and charged with domestic violence assault of his wife and disorderly conduct. Maricopa police arrested 42-year-old Jesus...

Man found dead at bar identified

UPDATE Feb. 5, 2024, 5:11 p.m.: The Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office completed its preliminary autopsy this afternoon in the death of 42-year-old Maricopa resident...

Police: Man assaults mom while trying to steal her TV

A 21-year-old man, who police say was trying to steal his mother’s TV, was arrested on assault and disorderly conduct charges after he allegedly...

Woman arrested after fatal accident southwest of town

A woman is accused of causing a three-vehicle fatal accident on Sunday night, after using alcohol and marijuana, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said.  According PCSO...

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: 14-year-old on the run gets double-shot of cop’s taser gun

A 14-year-old car burglary suspect learned at a young age early Tuesday morning what you get if you try to outrun Maricopa police —...

Stolen shopping cart leads to arrest of wanted drug trafficker

A report of a stolen shopping cart yesterday ended in police executing a federal warrant on a convicted drug trafficker.  Maricopa police found 46-year-old Windy...

Drivers who illegally pass school buses put on notice – and on camera

New surveillance cameras installed below the stop-arms of school buses could lead to traffic citations. The Maricopa Unified School District’s Transportation Department installed the cameras...

Hammer time: Cops nail accused assailant in Walmart parking lot attack

A November hammer attack in the Maricopa Walmart parking lot, in which the accused assailant escaped, led to an arrest four months later. An InMaricopa...

Teen drug dealer nabbed in shooting probe: Cops

Maricopa Police Department submitted charges this week against a teen tied to a shooting in Tortosa last year.  This follows a year-long investigation of 19-year-old...

QuikTrip fight anything but on the q.t., witnesses say

A 28-year-old Maricopa woman was arrested on assault and disorderly conduct charges after a fight at a QuikTrip convenience store left another woman with...
Photos, news headlines and other memorabilia are pinned to a board in Senior Medicolegal Investigator Suzi Dodt's office at the Pinal County Medical Examiner in Florence on Feb. 6, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]

Who are Maricopa’s nameless dead?

You can’t see it, but you can feel it. It’s a visceral reaction. Like your body knows what lies inside those thick plastic bags on...

First arrests made after string of car break-ins

Maricopa Police Department has made its first arrests in a string of car burglaries that plagued the Maricopa Meadows and Desert Passage neighborhoods all...

Injury crash slows traffic at major intersection

Maricopa Police were investigating the cause of a two-vehicle crash that was diverting traffic at the intersection of John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Road.  Paramedics...

Reported drug dealer arrested at his home

Maricopa police arrested a reported drug dealer outside his home last week.  Officers arrested 21-year-old Dylan K. Rope on two drugs charges, according to a...

At-risk adult missing a second time

Maricopa Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating 33-year-old Brandon Gallegos.Gallegos, who suffers from a traumatic brain injury, left home and was...

Family arraigned after accusations of child abuse for YouTube series

Machelle Hackney, 48, of Maricopa was arraigned Tuesday along with two of her sons in a case of alleged child abuse that involved a...

Grandpa secretly filmed relatives nude in bathroom

A trip to grandpa’s house led to the disturbing discovery of a “spy camera” in the bathroom — loaded with nude videos of his...

Maricopa isn’t the second-safest AZ city. It’s not even in the top 25

City Hall raved in February about its recent rank as Arizona’s second-safest city. But the city forgot to check its source, which turns out...
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