2010 record year for drug-bust car chases
A routine traffic stop turned into a 281-pound pot bust for a Pinal County Sheriff's Department Deputy late Monday night.
Frank Pratt home recovering, may attend Brewer’s Monday inauguration
State Rep. Frank Pratt is home and recovering after a brutal attack Christmas Day, according to his wife Janice Pratt.
State Representative Frank Pratt beaten, left unconscious
District 23 Representative Frank Pratt-R, 68, was beaten, tied up and left unconscious inside his Casa Grande business, Pratt Pools, in the early afternoon of Christmas Day. Â
Maricopa drop house busted
On Friday, Dec. 17, Pinal County Deputies discovered a drop house in Maricopa, according to a release issued by the department Wednesday.
Brawl ensues as MPD officer makes arrest
Last Thursday at 8:01 p.m., Maricopa Police Officer Gerrick Ward, working in conjunction with the Pinal County Regional DUI Task Force in Coolidge, Ariz., was involved in a high speed chase and melee with four suspects.
Vehicle pursuit tied to human smuggling
A standard traffic stop turned into the discovery of a bundle of marijuana and four illegal immigrants Saturday, Dec.18.
Traffic stop yields 7 bundles of pot
A standard traffic stop about 20 miles south of Maricopa turned into a 200 pound pot bust Sunday evening.
Deputies interrupt dealer rip-off
Pinal County Sheriff's deputies discovered 319 pounds of marijuana worth $159,500 in two abandoned vehicles about 20 miles south of Maricopa Saturday night.
Maricopa DUI checkpoint nets $150,000 in marijuana
The Pinal County Regional DUI Task Force made a 300-pound pot bust in the city of Maricopa yesterday.
More than five tons of pot seized in Vekol Valley
The Pinal County Sheriff's department is reporting that it ended November with a bang, seizing nearly 11,000 pounds of marijuana and apprehending more than 30 illegal immigrants in Vekol Valley, an area less than 20 miles south of Maricopa.
Major marijuana busts over Thanksgiving weekend
The Thanksgiving Day weekend was busy for Border Patrol agents assigned to the Casa Grande station, as the group seized a combined 600-plus pounds of marijuana valued at more than $1.4 million.
Maricopa man sentenced to five years for selling meth
Arnulfo Arrellanes, 38, of Maricopa, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
Power theft a shocking problem in Maricopa
Electrical District No. 3 and the Maricopa Police Department are having a hard time keeping up with the pursuit and prosecution of people who illegally siphon power from uninhabited or soon-to-be-uninhabited dwellings.
Deputy discovers $80,000 worth of pot in the desert
Attentiveness by a Pinal County Sheriff's deputy turned into the discovery of 160 pounds of marijuana early Tuesday morning.
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