Public Safety

With the school bus “in a million pieces,” it will take a while for Maricopa Police Department to sort out the cause of a...

Pinal County Sheriff’s detectives worked with the U.S. Border Patrol Thursday morning in the western desert of Pinal County to seize 1,737 pounds of...

No one was hurt when a freight train ran into a short school bus stuck on the tracks on John Wayne Parkway this evening. The...

Honeycutt Road was blocked in both directions near Santa Rosa Parkway around 11 a.m. Tuesday after a car accident scattered debris across the road. The...

Six people in Rancho El Dorado were taken to the hospital Saturday after a bee attack. According to the Maricopa Fire Department, the incident happened...

The Pinal County Attorney’s Office announced the collection of more than 1,200 pounds of toiletries during the month-long drive in conjunction with National Domestic...

Maricopa Fire Department’s Deputy Fire Marshal Eddie Rodriguez stopped by our InMaricopa studio to discuss the dangers of Halloween and to provide tips to...

A Johnson family in Stanfield wound up behind bars Wednesday. Pinal County Sheriff’s Office arrested five people on Pima Road early in the morning, two...

Maricopa Fire Department first tested its new all-terrain vehicle in July. Wednesday, the department was officially presented the ATV. Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation provided...

A known drug-smuggling corridor south of Maricopa yielded two arrests for the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office when four large packages of marijuana were reportedly...

Jose Nicasio Espinoza of Maricopa, charged with manslaughter in the death of his 6-year-old son Isaiah, went before Superior Court Judge Joseph Georgini on...

By Matt Bertsch Sun Life Family Health Center pharmacy director In the United States, overdose deaths have steadily increased over the last 12 years. According to...

Maricopa Unified School District released the following statement regarding a lockdown that occurred Sept. 24 at Maricopa Elementary School (a day after a lockdown...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Maricopa Police Department, Pinal County Attorney’s Office and Against Abuse Inc. are hosting a Break the Silence; End...

When schools call police to campus, the police become instruments of the school rather than the other way around. “We operate within the confines of...

Ann Kirkpatrick represents Arizona’s District 1 in the U.S. House of Representatives, but not for long. The Democrat is challenging John McCain for a U.S....

A Maricopa murder suspect has been requested to submit a sample of pubic hair. Prosecuting attorney Patrick Johnson said the hair could be further proof...

The Maricopa Police and Fire departments joined forces to host a seminar on child passenger safety at Maricopa Fire Station 575 on Sept. 19. Officials...

https://youtu.be/INPgJmqAwWo An anonymous male caller threatening to “blow this thing up” was enough to lockdown and evacuate Maricopa High School Wednesday morning. The school was...

Maricopa High School reported receiving a bomb threat this morning at 9 a.m. Information was sent out to parents at 10 a.m. "There was a...

The Maricopa Police Department is offering the “You Are Not Alone” (YANA) program to provide phone calls and house visits for immobile individuals in...

A sketch of an unknown male who reportedly attacked a woman jogging in Maricopa Tuesday morning has been distributed by the Maricopa Police Department. MPD...

Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime Dog are coming back to town for Kids Day Maricopa. The free, annual event is Saturday from 10 a.m....

A woman reported she was assaulted while jogging this morning near Maricopa Elementary School. The incident took place just before 6 a.m. near Alterra Parkway...

Officer Chris Evans Rank: Police Officer/School Resource Officer at Maricopa High School Department: Maricopa Police Department Hometown: Yuma, Arizona Residence: Maricopa Family: Wife and two sons Education: Two years of...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok-duJYZsU0 Staff Report A 59-year-old man was taken to the hospital after the car he was driving ended up in the lake in the Villages at...

By Adam Wolfe After public backlash, the Maricopa City Council's Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) re-examined the speed limit change and decided to leave the current...

By Arizona Highway Patrol Association The men and women of the Arizona Highway Patrol Association (AHPA) are encouraging Arizonans to take extra precautions and drive...

By Adam Wolfe In the last two weeks, two fatal accidents have occurred in Maricopa. In both occasions, the deceased was not wearing a seat...

A coroner’s report on Michael and Tina Careccia indicates the presence of methamphatamine and amphetamines in their systems. The autopsy report was released by the...