Public Safety

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

It took a while, but a Maricopa man got his comeuppance after an altercation with Circle K clerk in March. On Saturday, Maricopa police...

Maricopa police arrested a local contractor accused of attacking his wife with a cooler and destroying a cell phone when she tried to call...

Among the crime-fighting tools the Maricopa Police Department has at its disposal are license-plate reading cameras.   Officers have access to data from 1,360 such cameras...

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,...

A 33-year-old Maricopa man faces drug charges after a police officer discovered he was in possession of a torch lighter, a pipe and narcotics. A...

A woman and her one-year-old daughter were carjacked Sunday by an armed gunman as they drove through a Maricopa neighborhood. The victim had stopped her...

Sheriff Paul Babeu announced today the arrest of three women in connection with the Nov. 19 death of 3-year-old Tiana Rosalie Capps. The arrests occurred...

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

Maricopa police arrested a father accused of entering his wife’s home through a doggy door and unlawfully imprisoning their children Saturday night.  Cops arrested 32-year-old...

Two men, apparently dueling it out in the street in Tortosa near West Padilla Street and North Toledo Avenue, exchanged gunfire and then fled...

A gabion that's part of the John Wayne Parkway beautification project was hit over the weekend. The cage, which is filled with rocks was...

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’...

According to Arizona Department of Transportation statistics, a total of 967 crashes were reported on State Rout 347 from July 1, 2017 to June...

Officials say they suspect no foul play after investigating a dead body at a local sports bar this morning. It was just before 9 a.m....

Upcoming roadwork on State Route 347 this weekend will cause closure of a section of the road and an interstate ramp. As previously reported, Arizona...

A man faces drug charges after he was caught on jailhouse video following his arrest early Monday morning, Maricopa police said.  Brian Whitman, 29, was...

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...

A Maricopa woman found guilty in the 2015 murder of 3-year-old Tiana Rosalie Capps was supposed to face her ultimate sentence today — but that...

Jeffrey McDonnell, 38, was arrested and charged on May 30 in connection with an incident involving firearms days prior.   At about 1 a.m. on May...

An 81-year-old woman’s assault case was continued today in Maricopa Municipal Court. Province resident Mary Jane Ronca faces more than five years in prison after...

Should Maricopa police release the names of all minors arrested? A strong majority of readers, 228, responding to InMaricopa’s weekly poll question agree that all...

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...

By Bob McGovern and Kyle Norby For years, the train tracks passing through town were the go-to excuse for many Maricopa students looking to delay...

Nine student-athletes and two employees at Leading Edge Academy in Maricopa are expected to recover from injuries sustained in a fatal car crash yesterday...

Call it a novel approach to getting high. There’s only one way to succinctly define this friendly, literate social gathering of Maricopa women — they...

Drivers across Arizona should be prepared for strong winds, possible blowing dust and an increased fire danger today. The National Weather Service has issued advisories...

I don’t know about you, but among the things in life I do really well is eat. Evidently, we have a community full of people...