5 burned bodies could be bad drug deal

Authorities found five bodies burned beyond recognition in this SUV Saturday in the desert near Interstate 8 in western Pinal County. The Pinal...

Additional details offered in Monday drive-by shooting

More details are emerging in connection with Monday’s drive-by shooting in the 45000 block of W. Ed Green Lane in Maricopa. The Maricopa Police Department began receiving...

Women pulled from submerged van ID’d

The Maricopa Police Department has identified the two occupants of a vehicle that plunged into a local lake. MPD spokesman Ricardo Alvarado reports...

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...

House party in vacant home ends in arrest of 10 juveniles, 6 adults

A weekend house party late Saturday at a vacant home in The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado ended early Sunday with the arrest of...

Donut driver on drugs put ‘multiple lives in danger,’ cops say

Maricopa police lodged at least 12 felony charges against a driver accused of using his car as a deadly weapon against cops and pedestrians...
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Missing MHS student located

The Maricopa High School student who went missing from school Thursday has been found. Maeva McGuire, 17, was located Saturday evening at the Greyhound Bus...

‘At least 15 acres cooked’ as palm trees fuel blaze

A fire in the Thunderbird Farms area on Saturday has burned at least 15 acres of land and continues to grow, according to officials...

Maricopa man dies in Honeycutt Road crash

A 47-year-old Maricopa man died Friday evening in a two-vehicle crash at Glenwilde Drive and Honeycutt Road.Maricopa police spokesman Ricky Alvarado said the man...

Blood-soaked man named ‘Cutter’ arrested

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...

UPDATE: 2 stabbed by rollerblader in Rancho

A confrontation between a rollerblader and a man walking his dog resulted in the stabbing of two men at Jane Askew Memorial Park in...

PCSO: Man who threatened deputy with knife shot at Great Wall

A man brandishing a knife last night at the Great Wall Chinese Cuisine was shot and killed by Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies after he refused...
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Woman accused of assault, possessing stolen gun

Maricopa Police Department arrested a woman accused of assaulting her sister and possessing a stolen firearm Thursday night.   Officers arrested 23-year-old Pamela Esquivias after...
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2 dead in SR238 crash on Saturday

Two people were killed Saturday afternoon in a crash on State Route 238. A third victim in the two-vehicle crash at South 99th Avenue in...

Maricopa man’s throat slit; assailant arrested

Wednesday, at 12:02 a.m., the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 53000 block of Prickly Pear Road in Maricopa regarding a stabbing.

Asphalt plant breakdown caused commuter slog

Tortosa resident Mike Ponce was anything but a happy motorist this morning. He and thousands of others leaving Maricopa via John Wayne Parkway northbound shared...

Motorcyclist killed in SR 347 accident

A two-vehicle collision at about 7 a.m. yesterday claimed the life of a Maricopa man.Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves said Bernie...

Search for missing teens over

The second of two missing Maricopa teens was found.   Maricopa Police Department last week asked the public to help in an ongoing search of...

Man accused of not paying at gym; it was a futile exercise

A man was arrested at a Maricopa gym Monday afternoon after he walked past the front desk and began to work out in the...
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Fast-food fistfight lands man in jail

A man blocking a local fast-food drive-thru was jailed after allegedly assaulting an employee on Friday.  Maricopa police said the man they arrested attacked a...

Southbound traffic starting to back up along SR 347

Traffic is at a standstill along State Road 347, between Riggs Road and Interstate 10.  At this time, there are no reported wrecks, but...

UPDATE: Ak-Chin fire station blaze under investigation

The cause of a fire Thursday evening at the old Ak-Chin Fire Department station near Farrell Road and State Route 347 is under investigation.Maricopa...

Houses raided for drugs in Thunderbird Farms

A multi-agency drug sweep was conducted this morning in the Thunderbird Farms area. Investigators from the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office with agents from U.S....

3 arrested in gun scare at Headquarters

Maricopa police arrested three men at a bar after one reportedly brandished a gun, another was shot with a bean bag gun and the...

A verbal dispute escalates outside bar when gun is drawn

An argument late Thursday night at a local bar heated up when a gun was drawn and police were called. According to a Form 4,...

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...

Mother accused of strangling children, hitting them with hammer

A Maricopa mother is accused of strangling her three children and hitting them with a hammer, according to police. The mother, whose name was not...
Scott Schreiber at 8-16 incident

Police temporarily close Santa Rosa Crossings neighborhood

Maricopa Police units were dispatched to a residence in the 18600 block of North Desert Willow Drive in Santa Rosa Crossings Monday. The incident drew...
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Man found with apparent gunshot at Circle K, shooter unknown

An investigation continues after a man was found with an apparent gunshot wound in his arm on Thursday night.  At about 10 p.m., Maricopa police...

Motorcyclist killed in police chase crash

A person was killed in a crash near Alterra Parkway this morning.  A Maricopa police officer tried to stop a motorcycle traveling south on John...
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