Public Safety News

Why did you decide to be a first responder? I chose a career in law enforcement for several different reasons. It was my desire...

Two Maricopans were among people arrested by Pinal County Sheriff’s Office in the past week. Adam James Selvidge, 36, was arrested Feb. 7 in the...

The Arizona Department of Public Safety Border Strike Force Bureau conducted a four-day operation Feb. 4-7 that resulted in 12 traffic stops, 40 arrests...

According to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, the second person on board the airplane that crashed near Maricopa Friday was Nicholas Tramontano, 72, of...

A former aviation company executive has been identified as the pilot in the fatal plane crash in Thunderbird Farms Friday. According to Pinal County Sheriff’s...

A small plane crashed in the Thunderbird Farms area just before noon today, killing the pilot. According to the Federal Aviation Administration now investigating, the...

One of the Maricopa Police Department’s focuses is to limit and prevent domestic violence. According to MPD Sgt. Leonard Perez, the department tries to prevent...

A traffic stop on State Route 347 led to the arrest of four people on suspicion of drug smuggling Sunday. According to the Pinal County...

Sgt. Leonard Perez of the Maricopa Police Department stopped by our InMaricopa Studio to discuss the current state of public safety in the city...

Attorneys for accused murderer Jose Valenzuela have until March 7 to file a challenge to his grand jury proceedings. Superior Court Judge Kevin White granted...

The new Maricopa Public Works and Fire Department building on Edison Road has nearly been completed and will see employees slowly move in before...

Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles announced today his office would seek the death penalty against Jose Valenzuela, who is accused of murdering Mike and...

From Maricopa City Hall: Porter Road will be closed at the railroad crossing from 11 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, through 8 a.m. Friday, Jan.22,...

If the rain is getting to you, Maricopa Fire Department has free sand and sandbags. Maricopa residents can pick up the material at all Maricopa...

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu announced the sheriff’s office has been awarded $120,000 in grant funding by the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety...

The Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) added Donald Libby, 51 of Phoenix, to the Most Wanted Unlicensed Entities List. Libby is believed to be actively...

In a year that saw a mix of tragedy and triumph, Maricopa survived record heat and withstood dozens of drug smuggling arrests. These are...

This was a busy year for the Maricopa Police and Fire Departments. From tragedies to celebrations, the men and women who keep Maricopa safe...

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...

Officers from the Maricopa Police Department responded to a call from the Chandler Police Department after a local pregnant woman was reportedly assaulted by...

Maricopa Fire Department public information officer Brad Pitassi stopped by our InMaricopa studio to provide tips for staying safe this holiday season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtySQemNVZM&feature=youtu.be MFD recommends switching...

A Maricopa woman was jailed Dec. 8 by the Maricopa Police Department on accusations of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, aggravated assault per domestic violence...

The Maricopa Police Department has named Officer Daniel Rauch as the department’s “Officer of the Year” for 2015. Over the last year, Rauch has been...

Maricopa residents were invited to meet the three finalists for the position of commander at Maricopa Police Department Dec. 2 at City Hall. The...

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...

A two-car collision at the intersection of the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and Santa Rosa Parkway left two players from the Maricopa High School girls’...

Four people were stung in another bee encounter in the Rancho El Dorado subdivision on Wednesday. According to the Maricopa Fire Department, there were no...

A Mexican national was arrested Sunday on charges of smuggling 280 pounds of marijuana through Pinal County. Guadalupe Acosta-Gutierrez, 22, was arrested after a pursuit...

There have been no charges filed in the death of a 3-year-old girl last week, but the case is not over. A spokesman for the...

A traffic collision at around 6 p.m. Monday sent three people to the hospital. The two-vehicle crash occurred on Smith-Enke Road at Horton Drive in...