Public Safety

A baby desert cottontail rabbit found refuge from the heat in the arms of a Maricopa Police Department veteran Tuesday afternoon. Officer Irene McCorry has...

A Maricopa man has been accused of sexually abusing a young child for three years. Sidney J. Cowger, 36, was arrested July 16 after the...

Meth and marijuana were reportedly seized from a woman’s vehicle last week after the Maricopa Police Department pulled her over for cancelled insurance. Guillerma Perez,...

Emergency crews transported one occupant with non-life-threatening injuries to the hospital Tuesday after a two-vehicle accident on John Wayne Parkway near The Shops at...

The Maricopa Fire/Medical Department responded Tuesday to an accident involving two vehicles on John Wayne Parkway. The incident occurred in an intersection near The Shops...

A man was already in criminal traffic trouble before he was dramatically taken into custody in Maricopa last week. Martin Catha, 31, is accused of...

  Police have made an arrest in a December carjacking that involved an armed man wearing a Halloween mask. Alejandro Maldonado, 39, was arrested July 10...

The Phoenix man accused of murdering a Maricopa woman two years ago is set to go to trial. Angela Russo, 24, went missing April 19,...

Maricopa Police Department took a man into custody after stopping a vehicle on Honeycutt Road in the Heritage District around 5 p.m. Friday. Area...

Tanner Rogers, 31, was arrested July 9 within the Maricopa High School drug-free school zone area. Initially cited for a traffic violation, he was soon...

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a dust storm warning for Pinal County on Tuesday. A wall of dust was along the line...

No serious injuries were reported in a five-vehicle collision on northbound State Route 347. Department of Public Safety spokesman Quentin Mehr said five people reported...

A multi-vehicle accident on State Route 347 north of the gravel pit stopped northbound traffic this morning. According to the Department of Public Safety, five...

Due to strong interest of Maricopa residents, the Public Meeting for the Pinal County Strategic Transportation Safety Plan will be extended to 4:30–7 p.m.,...

The Arizona Department of Transportation officially reopened State Route 347 northbound and southbound at milepost 184 south of Riggs Road near Maricopa. The road was...

Blowing dust forced the closure of State Route 347 in both directions at milepost 184 south of Riggs Road near Maricopa, according to the...

A house caught on fire in the 44900 block of West Buckhorn Trail in Alterra Monday afternoon. There are no reports of injuries. https://youtu.be/dx5EUwJDG0I Workers were...

For the first time, military veterans behind bars completed a local intervention program. The Streets Don't Love You Back, a Maricopa nonprofit, teaches its...

Three vehicles were involved in a collision Friday afternoon that closed lanes of State Route 347 south of Interstate 10 and sent at least...

A Maricopa man is accused of aggravated assault and child abuse after allegedly hitting a child with a hanger. Wellington Pyne, 38, was arrested Monday...

The Maricopa Police Department launched a program this month that aims to provide assistance during emergencies to certain residents. The Special Needs Registry is a...

The trial date for a Maricopa double-murder case, which has been hanging in limbo for more than three years was set Monday. The trial for...

Police say the manager of a local grocery chain was the victim of assault at the hands of an alleged shoplifter Friday. Maryroefina Catha, 40,...

Conversations between family members prompted a disturbing call to police last week. Officers with the Maricopa Police Department received reports June 14 that a Maricopa...

After pleading guilty to stabbing his wife to death, Miguel Figueroa, 47, of Maricopa was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of...

Wild horses temporarily slowed the commute of morning commuters on State Route 347 Thursday. At least two horses breached the fenced boundary that separates the...

Three structure fires have affected Maricopa residents in the past week. The Maricopa Fire/Medical Department will hold a presentation June 18 at one of...

After a busy week battling structure fires, the Maricopa Fire/Medical Department will hold a presentation on the site of the recent residential fire in...

  A home in Tortosa caught fire Tuesday afternoon and threatened neighboring houses. Maricopa Fire/Medical Department responded to Cartegna Lane after neighbors reported smoke. One neighbor...

The Maricopa Police Department recently arrested a man after he allegedly missed his court date for driving on a suspended license. But it’s what reportedly...