Bluetooth headphones a clue in gas station burglary
Have your bluetooth headphones ever abruptly disconnected while listening to music at work? You might think your device ran out of battery, or maybe...
Crash closes traffic to Tortosa, Sorrento
The Tortosa and Sorrento neighborhoods were closed to eastbound traffic for about an hour this evening due to a crash.
A crash occurred around 5:30...
Motorcyclist named, DUI suspected in fatal crash
Pinal County Sheriff’s Office today named the motorcyclist who died in a crash on Honeycutt Road Saturday night.Â
Jordan Piergrossi, 47, died when he was...
Motorcyclist killed in Honeycutt crash
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Honeycutt Road Saturday night.
Maricopa police responded to a car versus motorcycle crash at West Honeycutt Road...
Arizona has the nation’s strictest DUI laws. Here’s what that means for you
We’ve all seen those clever highway signs reminding drivers not to get behind the wheel after a cold one (or two), but how many...
VIDEO: Road rage incident at Fry’s
A road rage incident erupted when two local drivers battled for a parking spot at Fry’s Marketplace on John Wayne Parkway in a video...
MPD cadets take home 3 awards
Local police cadets took home prestigious titles in a tactical competition last weekend.Â
Cadets with Maricopa Police Department competed in the 26th Annual Chandler Tactical...
Person, dog escape kitchen fire
No one was injured in a kitchen fire Tuesday.
At about 4 p.m., Maricopa Fire and Medical Department responded to a report of a kitchen...
Man accused of using woman, 3 kids in heist
Maricopa Police Department arrested a man accused of trying to use a strange woman and three children to steal more than $1,700 worth of...
Missing woman found
A missing woman last seen in Maricopa was found safely, according to Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.Â
PCSO announced it was searching for the missing 47-year-old Carolyn...
Top 5 deadly and disturbing crimes in 2023
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...
Top 6 strange and scary incidents in 2023
She ran herself over with her own car March 28 — Woman runs self over with car
A woman driving through Senita ran over her own...
’23 RECAP: K9 Karma Highlight Reel
Editor’s note: All statements of fact are attributable to probable cause statements obtained from the Maricopa Police Department.
The last year was a busy one...
COPS: 70-year-old woman threatened to kill 3
Maricopa Police Department arrested a 70-year-old woman and accused her of threatening to shoot and kill three people Tuesday.Â
Officers arrested Debbi M. Parvin after...
Heavy winds down trees
Fallen trees are blocking Maricopa roadways after severe weather hit Maricopa this afternoon.Â
A downed tree was blocking part of Butterfield Parkway around 1 p.m....
Top 15 bizarre and unusual crimes of 2023
The last year has been a busy one for Maricopa police. Officers have encountered plenty of youthful individuals, including 10 minors involved in an...
Global Water Resources responds to Maricopa water pipe break
A repair crew with Global Water Resources was responding to an apparent water line break on Hogenes Boulevard and Barbara Lane around 9 a.m....
Missing woman last seen in Maricopa
Have you seen this woman?Â
Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 47-year-old Carolyn Hafley after her family reported her missing. Â
Family members last saw...
Liquor heist ends in bathroom barricade
Maricopa police arrested a 24-year-old man who they say barricaded himself inside a bathroom after shoplifting nearly $200 in alcohol.Â
Officers responded to a call...
Are wild horses causing accidents on the 347?
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...
COPS: Gay affair accusation leads to gun, knife standoff
A Maricopa man faces felony charges after he and his wife drew weapons on each other when she accused him of having a gay...
Traffic stop turns up 8 criminal charges
A 48-year-old woman faces 48 years in prison after her arrest in Maricopa last week. Â
Maricopa police pulled over a car with no insurance around...
Man jailed using pizza dinner as weapon
Maricopa police arrested a 37-year-old man after a New Year’s Eve dinner took a violent turn.Â
Officers responded to a disturbance call in the Sorrento...
PD chief: Crime down in 2023
Violent crimes in Maricopa during 2023 skyrocketed over the previous year, Arizona Department of Public Safety annual statistics show.
Overall, violent crimes were up more...
Mom nabbed in branch-cutter bedroom break-in
Maricopa police arrested a 47-year-old woman on domestic violence charges after an argument with her daughter.
Officers responded to a disturbance call in Glennwilde just...
Midnight shooter faces felony charges
A Senita resident faces multiple felony charges connected to a late-night shooting earlier this week, according to police documents.
Jorge Moreno, 45, was charged with...
COPS: Armed man threatens to take family hostage
A 42-year-old Maricopa man faces a slew of criminal charges after cops said he wielded a machete and threatened to take his family members...
Be careful: New Year’s Eve fireworks come with fire dangers
Some Maricopa residents will light up the night with fireworks to celebrate the new year this weekend.
That’s why firefighting officials warn that fireworks can...
Driver gets 18 years in deadly 2022 crash
A 25-year-old man who killed a Maricopa woman in a rollover crash last year was sentenced in Pinal County Superior Court to 18 years...
Driver faces felony charges in lake crash
A 33-year-old man faces felony charges after crashing into a Province lake last week with his young daughter in the car.
Maricopa police identified the...