Public Safety

They’re coming. It’s inevitable. Like a plague of locusts, campaign signs will soon invade the city, covering seemingly every square foot of available space for...

I may as well have put a tin star on my chest and called myself Matt Dillon, the sheriff in the long-running television show...

A man faces charges after he called police and allegedly told them members of his family had been murdered and a Russian bounty had...

When you talk to Mardell Sandstrom, a VIPs Support Service Coordinator with the Maricopa Police Department, you will never hear her use the word...

For any law enforcement officer, the decision to use force is difficult. When Maricopa police officers respond to a call, they are walking into a...

Last week, I was helping my wife install a home key box for a Province resident when she asked me what I knew about...

Maricopa Fire and Medical Department Chief Brady Leffler has retired, and Assistant Fire Chief of Operations Brad Pitassi has been named interim Chief.  “Chief Leffler...

Animals chewing on wires underneath the refrigerated trailers at Maricopa Pantry may have been the cause of Monday’s devastating fire that destroyed the food...

A man was arrested last week at a Maricopa home for allegedly pushing a plate of food into his sister’s face. James Boone arrested at...

A new sidewalk on the east side of John Wayne Parkway will soon make it easier – and safer – to walk between Edison...

Blaze destroys Maricopa Pantry food bank

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office has identified the man killed Sunday morning in a confrontation with Maricopa police. Lawrence Knudsen, 56, of Maricopa was shot...

A fire destroyed the Maricopa Pantry in Hidden Valley on Monday, leaving thousands of area families looking for a source of food. The blaze at...

Honeycutt Road is closed in the vicinity of the Rancho Mirage neighborhood after an unusual accident. Asphalt along the roadway, near North Rose Road, was...

Andrew Harrison and his wife Jaime were spending a typical, quiet Sunday morning with their two sons when the sound of gunshots pierced the...

Maricopa police shot and killed an armed man who was making threats at his Homestead residence on Sunday morning. The incident, the city’s first officer-involved...

The readers have spoken, and their priorities for improvements to State Route 347 are different than what many might have expected. In our informal poll...

State Route 347 was closed in both directions at Enos Road south of the Ak-Chin Indian Community this evening due to a crash at...

Police have identified two suspects arrested Monday in the Senita neighborhood of Maricopa following the shooting death of a man in Tempe. Isaiah Williams, 18,...

Maricopa police have identified a Maricopa woman charged in the beating of a customer at Walmart in early March. Raighn Winters and three juveniles –...

An incident that police say began with a robbery and shooting at IKEA in Tempe ended with two arrests in Senita this afternoon. Two male...

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Updated Oct. 31, 2022 A woman initially arrested on March 19 on suspicion of DUI under 21 years old and assaulting law-enforcement officers and firefighters...

Republished from a story by Michelle Trujillo back in 2017. Dr. Cordell has since passed away. As summer temperatures migrate back to Maricopa, pet owners...

On March 16, a man allegedly chased and “stabbed” a family member with a knife.  At 7:53 p.m., police responded to an incident involving a knife...

The City of Maricopa held a public Q&A session with Mayor Christian Price and Vice Mayor Vincent Manfredi Thursday evening in a packed meeting...

An attempted traffic stop on Jan. 21 didn’t end until after a pursuit on foot for Maricopa Police and suspect Melissa A. Joseph. MPD tried...

A borrowed pickup led to disaster at a Circle K gas pump Thursday morning as the truck burst into flames, causing the shutdown of...

The Maricopa Police Department today announced the arrest of four individuals suspected of involvement in an incident at Walmart last week. The arrests were made...

The Maricopa Police Department released crime figures last month for 2021. The numbers are largely the same as 2020, with a few exceptions. Violent crimes...