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Police: Maricopa man kidnaps Phoenix prostitute

A Maricopa man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting and kidnapping a Phoenix prostitute. The suspect, Cristobal T. Cardenas, was arrested and charged with...
Maricopa police respond to a fatal motorcycle versus car collision. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]

Motorcyclist killed in Honeycutt crash

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Honeycutt Road Saturday night. Maricopa police responded to a car versus motorcycle crash at West Honeycutt Road...
Gila River Fatal Accident

1 dead, more hurt in school van crash

One person was killed, and several others were injured in a two-vehicle collision involving a school van, Gila River Police authorities reported. The crash occurred on...

Maricopa woman killed in SR 347 crash

The Maricopa resident who died in a crash on State Route 347 Thursday morning has been identified as LaCrisa Gamble, 39. According to...

Man killed in Monday morning crash south of city identified

The man killed in a head-on crash on Monday morning has been identified by Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.  Manuel Sanchez-Navarrette, 23, the driver of one...
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MPD releases video from fatal officer-involved shooting

The Maricopa Police Department Tuesday released body camera footage and parts of 9-1-1 calls related to the investigation of an officer-involved shooting of a...

Details emerge on overnight Rancho El Dorado shooting

Maricopa Police are investigating an aggravated assault and shooting overnight in Rancho El Dorado that left a man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds and...
State Route 347 crash

Girl, 7, ejected from car in SR 347 crash

A 7-year-old girl was ejected from a car in Monday's crash on State Route 347 that closed the southbound lanes of the highway for...

UPDATE: Police respond to school-shooting threat

Police responded to Desert Wind Middle School Thursday afternoon after a teacher was told that a student was possibly planning to shoot other students...

4 nabbed in meth den bust

A police search for a wanted woman ended in her arrest Saturday— alongside three other people hiding with her in a makeshift meth den.  Maricopa...
347 at Cobblestone Farms southern entrance

$4M project to help alleviate traffic jams

The Maricopa City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation to improve traffic flow near the...

Sonoran Desert Parkway: The rubber meets the road

Construction officially began on the Sonoran Desert Parkway last month, but the road project is hardly a new idea. The first purpose-built parkway in the...

Here’s why you received a Blue Alert on Thursday

If social media is any indication, people in Maricopa are wondering: what is a Blue Alert Warning? Cellphones clanged about 12:35 p.m. Thursday with the...

Update: Details emerge on fatal Christmas crash

Two Maricopa teenagers were killed in a one-vehicle crash on Dec. 25. According to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, a truck carrying three...
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Maricopa man on motorcycle killed in crash Wednesday night on SR 347

A two-vehicle fatal collision at State Route 347 and Riggs Road Wednesday night took the life of a Maricopa man. Anthony Valenzuela, 25, of Maricopa,...
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Credit union inside Fry’s robbed

Desert Financial Credit Union’s branch inside Fry’s Marketplace was robbed Saturday at approximately 10:50 a.m. Maricopa Police spokesman Luis Vila said a male subject...
An ariel view of the aftermath from a house fire taken July 4th, 2023. [Bryan Mordt}

Villages house catches fire

A fire that torched the top of a home Monday night is still under investigation, according to a city official.  At about 11:30 p.m., July...

Driver turns gun on himself on SR 347

A man died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head in his truck on State Route 347 overnight Saturday after police conducted a "high-risk...

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...

Man found dead at sports bar

Officials say they suspect no foul play after investigating a dead body at a local sports bar this morning. It was just before 9 a.m....
Pinal County Sheriff's Office this morning identified the passenger killed in Sunday's crash as 13-year-old Rope Justin. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]

Teen killed in crash identified

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office this morning identified the teen killed in a crash Sunday afternoon.   Maricopa police and fire crews responded to the crash at...

Dead body found in Province lake

Maricopa Police Department tonight confirmed a body was recovered from a vehicle submerged in a Province lake earlier today. Police spokesperson Monica Williams said the...

Prepare for SR 347 Restrictions at Maricopa Road

SR 347 RESTRICTIONS LATE THURSDAY EVENING Where: SR 347 at Maricopa Road When: 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, to 5 a.m. Friday, Jan....
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Murder suspect quiet, friendly according to neighbors

Maricopa police responded to a reported shooting at the 37000 block of W. Prado Street this morning and found two deceased adults, according to MPD...

No injuries after car crashes into restaurant

No injuries were reported after a vehicle crashed into Headquarters Restaurant and Bar this afternoon. A driver traveling southbound on John Wayne Parkway lost control...

2 teens jailed on gun charges at Desert Sunrise

Maricopa police arrested a pair of teens on gun and assault charges after a homecoming football game Friday evening. At the end of Desert Sunrise...

Body found in a field south of town on Sunday morning

A person exploring the area south of town Sunday morning found the body of a young woman in an abandoned palm tree orchard near...
Fatal Accident Update

Students, staff in fatal crash expected to recover

Nine student-athletes and two employees at Leading Edge Academy in Maricopa are expected to recover from injuries sustained in a fatal car crash yesterday...

Shots fired at Copper Sky

Five juveniles were detained Thursday evening by Maricopa Police during an investigation into gunshots in the parking lot of Copper Sky Park, while attending...

Man found dead on greenbelt

A man was found dead on the greenbelt Sunday morning. Maricopa Police Department responded to West Centennial Road after neighbors reported finding a dead body. Maricopa...
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