Man faces child prostitution charges after victim’s video prompts investigation
A Maricopa man was arrested on charges of child prostitution Tuesday, after video footage surfaced reportedly showing the man soliciting sexual acts from two...
More evaluations of ‘YouTube mom’ requested in child-abuse case
The possibility of getting Maricopa’s so-called “YouTube Mom” into a courtroom is as remote as ever after a Rule 11 hearing Tuesday.
Machelle Hobson, 48,...
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...
Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities Up 13%
2011 had been a deadly year for police across the nation, including five in Arizona.According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, law...
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...
Keeping contact with emergency responders during an outage
In the event of cellular service disruptions, such as the one that impacted Verizon customers earlier this month, it is important that Maricopa residents...
Cowger to serve 27 years for molestation of child
A 36-year-old Maricopa man was sentenced Dec. 21 for sexually molesting a young child.
Sidney Cowger was sentence to 27 years after pleading guilty to...
Runoff from south keeps water on Maricopa roads
Three rural farm roads are still closed due to flooding.
The intersection of Hartman Road and Farrell Road, Farrell Road east of White and...
Judge finds murder suspect’s constitutional rights not violated
Pinal County Superior Court Judge Kevin D. White decided the constitutional rights of murder suspect Kathryn Sinkevitch were not violated during the investigation to...
Senator Sinema “We must fund the government and we must solve our border crisis”
Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate today calling on Congress to secure the border by supporting her...
5-car accident stops traffic in dust storm
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...
Update: 2 die in crash on SR 347
The Department of Public Safety confirmed one man died Wednesday after a three-car collision on southbound State Route 347 north of Riggs Road.
Emergency crews...
Firehouse Subs foundation gives Maricopa Fire ATV (video)
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...
Co-worker says ‘garage-murder’ suspect just sat and cried
Anthony Daniels, a former co-worker of murder suspect Kathryn Sinkevitch, told a Pinal County Superior Court jury she sat and cried the afternoon the...
Honeycutt Road to close long-term between SR 347, Pershing
According to Arizona Department of Transportation, Honeycutt Road is scheduled to close at State Route 347 for several months, beginning Dec. 6.
That means there...
Cobblestone homeowner shoots intruder
A Maricopa homeowner shot an intruder inside his house shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday in the Cobblestone subdivision.
The intruder he shot was a 43-year-old...
PCSO: 5 days, 14 arrests, 1,382 pounds of marijuana
Between Nov. 29 and Dec. 3, Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 14 people on suspicion of drug smuggling in the western part of the...
(UPDATE) Victim ID’d in fatal wrong-way crash
The victim in the fatal, two-vehicle collision involving a wrong-way driver that occurred on State Route 347 Sunday has been identified as Ma C....
Espinoza trial date set in death of 6-year-old son
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...
Man charged with felonies in shooting case
A Maricopa man faces felony charges stemming from a shooting Saturday afternoon. As reported earlier, a neighborhood in Desert Cedars was shut down by...
Paving to close lane on SR 347 tonight
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers that the southbound State Route 347 will be narrowed to one lane between the eastbound Interstate 10/Queen...
Teens accused of murder may ask to be tried separately
The teens charged with the murder of 20-year-old Wyatt Miller appeared separately in court Monday in a hearing two months ahead of their trial...
Man accused of threatening staff at title loan shop
Richard Wactler, 78, was arrested Jan. 2 on recommended charges of threatening/intimidating and disorderly conduct.
Around 1 p.m. Wactler entered the Check Into Cash title...
Citizens Police Academy graduates first class (GALLERY)
The first class of Maricopa Police Department's Citizens Police Academy received completion certificates in a ceremony April 10 at the Copper Sky Substation. Receiving...
PCSO helps catch alleged online sex predator in Florida
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office helped nab an online child sex predator in Florida earlier this month.
According to information released by PCSO on Wednesday,...
Break-in at local vape store results in hundreds of stolen items
Nathaniel Dusenberry, 19, was arrested April 2 on expected charges of third-degree burglary, criminal damage and theft.
Around midnight March 28, video surveillance captured a...
Tossed cigarette leads to drug, alcohol arrest
A man was arrested Dec. 29 on multiple charges related to drug possession and driving with an open container of alcohol after an officer...
MPD shows footage from homicide scene
Maricopa Police Department has released footage from a surveillance camera recording at the house where Michael Agerter was shot dead Friday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDGDHbMhaeM
The footage shows a...
Opioids: What’s behind Pinal County’s lawsuit against Big Pharma
There have been 308 reported opioid overdoses in Pinal County in the past two and a half years.
Pinal County is taking on big pharmaceutical...
Update: MPD ID’s suspect at center of Backus disturbance
Jesse Coria, 21, was identified as the “unwanted subject” attempting to make entry into multiple Rancho El Dorado homes Tuesday.
MPD arrived on the 21500...