Public Safety

Fifteen local fire crew members were recognized during an annual special pinning ceremony held by Maricopa Fire and Medical Department Saturday.  The ceremony is to...

UPDATE Feb. 23, 2024 8:38 p.m.: Maricopa police confirmed a teen was hit by a car on North John Wayne Parkway Friday tonight. "A 14-year-old...

The Maricopa Police Department confirmed the body found in a submerged vehicle earlier this week as 67-year-old Sandra Karelsen. On Wednesday afternoon, police spotted a...

UPDATE Feb. 23, 2024 5:29 p.m.: Maricopa Police Department confirmed the weapon was a firearm. UPDATE Feb. 23, 2024 4:42 p.m.: Someone dialed 9-1-1 and...

Maricopa police and fire crews responded to a local apartment complex after a gas leak this morning.  First responders arrived at the Flatz 520 apartment complex,...

The Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that a man found dead in a local sports bar earlier this month died of alcohol poisoning. Shawn...

When a 20-year-old man named Cutter’s girlfriend was found with cuts on her face — and he was soaked in blood — cops clobbered...

The “suspect driver” in a fatal crash earlier this month is not expected to recover after about two weeks in hospital care, according to...

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...

Updated 4:30 p.m., Feb. 21, 2024. Maricopa police investigated a vehicle submerged in a lake in the Province neighborhood this afternoon. At approximately 3:35 p.m., crews...

Maricopa Police Department this afternoon announced two of four teens who went missing together last month have been found.  The four teens — Velma Fulwilder,...

A Maricopa Unified School District bus traveling with Desert Wind Middle School students on board was involved in a “minor” hit-and-run collision Tuesday afternoon...

Have you seen this woman?  Maricopa Police Department asked for the public's help today in locating 67-year-old Sandra Lee Karelsen.  Police received a report from a...

A crash on State Route 347 is causing delays for many commuters. "There is a jackknifed semi on SR 347 northbound just before Riggs Road,"...

Maricopa-area District 4 Constable Glenn Morrison wants to run for justice of the peace in the November general election. A Rancho El Dorado resident, Morrison...

Maricopans continue to flock to social media with videos and photos of car break-ins in what’s now a weeks-long string of dozens of such...

Maricopa police are investigating reports of shots fired in Rancho El Dorado Friday night.  Just after 10 p.m., cops responded to a report of shots fired...

Just before 3 a.m. this morning, Maricopa Police Department was dispatched to a home on the 41300 block of West Brandt Drive in the...

Maricopa Police Department’s two most recently reported arrests came Thursday, according to a search of public records.  Robert L. Jones Maricopa police arrested a man accused...

When this Maricopa Meadows family caught a strange man rummaging through their car earlier this month and nothing was taken, it offered new clues about...

The driver involved in a fatal crash Sunday remains in critical condition, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson.  “The driver is still in critical condition,”...

Maricopa police arrested a woman accused of assaulting her brother and wielding a knife during an argument Super Bowl Sunday.  Officers arrested 35-year-old Yolanda M....

Maricopa police and fire crews responded to a car versus motorcycle collision on State Route 238 tonight.  First responders arrived at SR 238 and Loma...

Maricopa police patrol officers chased and arrested three minors in a stolen vehicle yesterday afternoon in an area near several schools. No one was injured.

Maricopa police tased a 49-year-old Maricopa man and lodged six criminal charges against him after they say he threatened two people with a knife,...

A 41-year-old inebriated man who vomited pizza all over himself and passed out in front of Denny’s restaurant was arrested on criminal trespass and...

The City of Maricopa is being recognized for continuing to prioritize community safety and quality of life for our residents. According to Moving Waldo,...

The Gilbert Goons are a nearby example of what teen violence can become.  The teenage street gang accused of a string of beatings in Pinal...

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...

Several heavily armed Chandler Police officers arrested a man on outstanding warrants Tuesday at his Maricopa home. Around 2 p.m., Chandler’s Criminal Apprehension Unit officers...