Public Safety

A former Maricopa High School basketball coach resigned late last year after complaints and an external investigation turned up allegations of “mishandling and missing...

Authorities said a man who died in a two-vehicle crash on State Route 347 Saturday morning was a Chandler police detective. Officer Carrick Cook of...

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...

In a year that saw a mix of tragedy and triumph, Maricopa survived record heat and withstood dozens of drug smuggling arrests. These are...

You can’t see it, but you can feel it. It’s a visceral reaction. Like your body knows what lies inside those thick plastic bags on...

Road construction on State Route 347 that will cause months of delays for Maricopa motorists traveling to and from the Valley has begun. The project...

Motorcycle Lane Filtering is Legal in Arizona Last year Arizona legalized motorcycle lane filtering under certain specified conditions, marking a significant change in the state's...

Maricopa City Hall recreated a scene from the original Batman movie on that balmy mid-August afternoon. But hold Bruce Wayne’s awkward dinner with Vicky Vale...

A former Maricopa Unified School District teacher accused in April of inappropriate conduct with a 13-year-old female student was arrested Monday. Dominic Bailin, 49, faces...

Skimmers are active in Maricopa. Very active. Leticia Rios found out the hard way. So have a lot of others. Rios was victimized on Aug. 5, the...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR This is an open letter to the people of Maricopa who knew Brian Simmons or who followed his story. I am Ralph...

A man accused of having sex with a 79-year-old woman’s corpse in a Phoenix Morgue last month was a long time Maricopa resident, according...

It's been more than eight months since Maricopa Police Cpl. Joshua Fox was shot in the line of duty. Fortunately, while his injuries were...

An infant died after a crash in Hidden Valley last night, according to a spokesperson for Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.  At about 7:45 p.m., PCSO...

UPDATE 1:46 a.m., Feb. 28: The car fire has been extinguished. The fire “had a small extension into the garage and the eaves” of the home,...

Cesar Sanchez commutes between Maricopa and Levine four times a week. It's a jaunt up and down State Route 347 intimately familiar to the...

The city’s first hospital opened Wednesday, bringing 24-hour emergency care and in-patient services to Maricopa for the first time. With that opening have come...

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...

A man is accused of trying to flee cops on a motorcycle he bought with fake money yesterday.  Maricopa police arrested 27-year-old Luis Gomez after...

Five law enforcement agencies — local, state and federal — worked together to solve a disturbing case in Maricopa that seems fit for “To...

Maricopa police arrested a man after a struggle outside a local gas station that resulted in an officer’s injury and a suspect’s tasing.  Police arrested...

The vast majority of Maricopans appear to be impressed with the credentials of new police chief Mark Goodman and welcome him. In our unscientific readers’...

Maricopa PD arrested 52-year-old police agitator Zane Kane, a former massage therapist and Guiness World Record holder, near Bashas' April 1 after he allegedly...

The Arizona Department of Transportation yesterday upped the speed limit on slower stretches of State Route 347.  Drivers will now enjoy a smooth 65-mile-per-hour cruise...

City of Maricopa Fire/Medical Department firefighter Jared Hobson will compete on the History Channel's reality show "Forged In Fire" on July 24. This show selects...

An alcohol-fueled fight over the price of dog food led to a Maricopa man’s arrest on a domestic violence assault charge. In a probable cause...

Editor's note: All statements of fact are attributable to probable cause statements obtained from the Maricopa Police Department. Teen killed after shooting cop June 28...

In mulling its own concealed-weapon policy, Maricopa City Council is giving everyone the opportunity to review Arizona’s gun laws. For the past couple of months...

The Pinal County Medical Examiner today confirmed the identity of a dead body found in Glennwilde last week. The deceased man is Allen Moore Jr.,...

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...