Public Safety

Wednesday at 2:44 a.m. the Pinal County Sheriff's 9-1-1 Communications Center received a call from a clerk reporting that an armed robbery had just...

With 107 residents trained, the Community Emergency Response Team is a growing auxiliary of the City of Maricopa Fire/Medical Department – just in case. Monday,...

A 20-year-old man living in an unincorporated area south of Maricopa was shot to death Nov. 7 and two teenage suspects have been indicted. Wyatt...

A water main ruptured near Butterfield Elementary School on Monday, shutting down lanes on both sides of West Honeycutt Road. Water gushed from the buried...

Mark Lamb may have had an R after his name on the campaign trail, but he does not expect his tenure as Pinal County...

Municipal water supplier Global Water is in negotiations with City of Maricopa Fire & Medical over an agreement to clean and maintain hydrants within...

Using FBI crime numbers from 2015, a national security company named Maricopa to its Top 10 list of burglary-safe Arizona cities. Maricopa is No. 8. Protect...

Three men were arrested by Pinal County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday near Cobblestone Farms on charges of transporting 283 pounds of marijuana. Manuel Amador-Aispuro, 19,...

Social media accounts in Maricopa picked up a trend that has run across the country, threatening violence by vindictive clowns. The scary clowns (or clown...

Pinal County Animal Care and Control is asking for the public's help on identifying a dog found Sept. 22 in an unincorporated section of...

Arizona State Troopers helped Maricopa Police Department serve search warrants on two residences off Pershing Street in the Heritage District Wednesday morning. Access streets...

  By R. Mason Callejas   A Maricopa man was found dead in his home after a shootout with police on Monday.   At around 8:45 p.m. Maricopa Police...

A 15-year-old is in trouble at Maricopa High School for allegedly writing a “hit list.”   Maricopa Unified School District Superintendent Steve Chestnut said the list...

Maricopa Police Department had to treat a faxed threat of harm and damage as credible until it was proven otherwise at Maricopa High School....

Maricopa Unified School District sent out this message to parents and guardians at around 11:30 a.m.: A few minutes ago we were notified by the...

A bomb threat led to the shutdown of Maricopa High School this morning before classes started.   “The school received a fax referencing multiple threats to...

The Jack in the Box restaurant in Maricopa was robbed by a person brandishing a handgun Wednesday afternoon, according to Maricopa Police Department. The male...

Mailboxes in the Sorrento community suffered criminal damage and burglary during Labor Day weekend. Postmaster Sharon Kiszczak said several boxes were hit. Outgoing mail slots...

Maricopa Fire Department is investigating a fire at the First Baptist Church of Maricopa. The blaze was reported around 9 a.m. The fire apparently started...

A Maricopa man died Sunday night in a wrong-way collision on State Route 347 south of Interstate 10. The crash closed the road for...

Michael and Tina Careccia were killed and buried more than a year ago, their bodies discovered next to a home on Papago Road. Jose...

A Maricopa teenager has gone missing and is feared to be a runaway. Shawna Dygowski’s daughter Katanyna (known as Kat), 16, was last seen at...

Maricopa Police Chief Steve Stahl sat down with InMaricopa's Ethan McSweeney to talk about community relations and the impact national tensions between police and...

A half-cent sales tax could relieve some of the traffic pressure on State Route 347, if Pinal County voters go for it. The Board of...

Jerry Kaphing, the new Maricopa Police Department commander, sits down with InMaricopa's Ethan McSweeney to discuss his role at the department, his time with...

A truck backed into a Hidden Valley home Wednesday night, causing a fire and leaving the driver dead. Two people in the home were...

By Ethan McSweeney The Maricopa City Council struck down a measure aimed at amending the city’s concealed-carry ordinance that would have included the constable in...

A hot and dry week lies ahead for Maricopa, and the forecast again includes an excessive heat warning and an air-quality advisory. According to the...

Meeting Friday in Holbrook, the State Transportation Board voted to adopt the Arizona Department of Transportation’s 2017-2021 Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program. On the plan,...

For Arizonans, summer is not indicated by a date on a calendar. Instead it is a triple-digit forecast. This week, Maricopa is expected to reach...