Stanfield chase leads to arrests, drugs, weapons
An attempted traffic stop on two suspicious vehicles on Interstate 8 led to a pursuit in the Stanfield area and the arrest of two...
Truck-repair accident leads to fatality
The name of the man killed in an accident at his home on Roan Road Tuesday has not been released.
The 58-year-old man was working...
MPD seeks suspect attempting to lure child
A man approached a child getting off the bus in a Maricopa subdivision and offered the child candy to get in his vehicle.
Reportedly, a...
Attorneys eye forensics as Careccia murder case extended
The man accused of murdering a Maricopa couple was in court Monday asking for an extension.
Jose Valenzuela Jr. is charged with first-degree murder in...
Manslaughter charged after Maricopa woman dies in rollover
A Maricopa resident was killed Saturday night in a one-vehicle crash in Rancho El Dorado. The driver of the vehicle has been charged with...
Teen killed in SR 347 collision with cattle truck
The teen driver of a pickup was killed this morning after colliding with a cattle truck on State Route 347 at Farrell Road.
The accident...
8 Mexican nationals nabbed in Stanfield with bales of marijuana
Eight Mexican nationals were arrested near Stanfield Wednesday night, accused by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office of smuggling marijuana from Mexico into Arizona.
The seven...
Theft suspects among PCSO weekend arrests
A Maricopa man has been charged with trafficking in stolen property. Michael Ray Butler, 48, was arrested Friday afternoon by the Pinal County Sheriff’s...
Maricopa man sentenced to 24 years for child molestation
Dallas Smith, 42, of Maricopa, received the maximum sentence for committing sexual acts on two girls.
Pinal County Superior Court Judge Joseph Georgini gave Smith...
First Responder Q&A: John Storm
John Storm
Assistant Fire Chief Maricopa Fire Department – Community Services,
Hometown: Des Plaines, Illinois
Residence: Phoenix
Family: Wife Lynn, sons Patrick, 27, Andrew, 25, and Eric,...
MPD app to streamline police services
By Adam Wolfe
@Adam_Wolfe
The Maricopa Police Department demonstrated its new mobile application during Saturday’s “Coffee with the Chief” at the Maricopa Police Station.
The mobile app...
Suspect turns self in after MPD search
A Maricopa man wanted on suspicion of domestic violence turned himself in today after a search of a Glennwilde neighborhood Monday.
According to the Maricopa...
Maricopa children among killed, injured in I-10 crash
By Raquel Hendrickson
A fatal accident on Interstate 10 Sunday afternoon took the lives of three people, including two children from Maricopa.
Six others were injured.
Luis...
MFD revisits training after Philly derailment
By Adam Wolfe
@Adam_Wolfe
After an Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia left eight people dead and nearly 200 injured on May 12, first responders in Maricopa refreshed...