Public Safety

Updated 12:36 p.m., March 3, 2024. A rollover crash at the intersection of John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Avenue left two people injured this morning. At...

Maricopa Police Chief Mark Goodman, in his review of plans for the first cannabis retailer in the city, calls for robust security in and...

In 2021, Sorrento resident Elisa Olivarez wanted a new kitchen backsplash. She chose an oyster-white mosaic tile and started shopping for a contractor to...

Want a true crime podcast that feels a little closer to home?  Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer and his main media man, Mike Pelton, dove...

A motorcyclist killed while fleeing from police earlier this month was travelling over 100 miles per hour when he crashed, according to newly released...

Maricopa police arrested a man accused of drunkenly twisting his partner’s nipples.  MPD officers arrested 37-year-old Nicolas A. Heredia Sunday night, according to a probable...

A woman accused of threatening to murder her boyfriend was arrested Sunday morning, according to Maricopa Police Department.  Officers arrested 25-year-old Taunya Gonzales after she...

UPDATE 1:46 a.m., Feb. 28: The car fire has been extinguished. The fire “had a small extension into the garage and the eaves” of the home,...

Maricopa Police Department has made its first arrests in a string of car burglaries that plagued the Maricopa Meadows and Desert Passage neighborhoods all...

Commuters back to Maricopa from Casa Grande this afternoon had to take a longer route home. A roadside fire shut down the highway at Bianco...

A man survived his suicide attempt Sunday and now faces decades in prison, according to a Maricopa Police Department report.  MPD officers arrested him after...

Fifteen local fire crew members were recognized during an annual special pinning ceremony held by Maricopa Fire and Medical Department Saturday.  The ceremony is to...

UPDATE Feb. 23, 2024 8:38 p.m.: Maricopa police confirmed a teen was hit by a car on North John Wayne Parkway Friday tonight. "A 14-year-old...

The Maricopa Police Department confirmed the body found in a submerged vehicle earlier this week as 67-year-old Sandra Karelsen. On Wednesday afternoon, police spotted a...

UPDATE Feb. 23, 2024 5:29 p.m.: Maricopa Police Department confirmed the weapon was a firearm. UPDATE Feb. 23, 2024 4:42 p.m.: Someone dialed 9-1-1 and...

Maricopa police and fire crews responded to a local apartment complex after a gas leak this morning.  First responders arrived at the Flatz 520 apartment complex,...

The Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that a man found dead in a local sports bar earlier this month died of alcohol poisoning. Shawn...

When a 20-year-old man named Cutter’s girlfriend was found with cuts on her face — and he was soaked in blood — cops clobbered...

The “suspect driver” in a fatal crash earlier this month is not expected to recover after about two weeks in hospital care, according to...

Maricopa Police Department tonight confirmed a body was recovered from a vehicle submerged in a Province lake earlier today. Police spokesperson Monica Williams said the...

Updated 4:30 p.m., Feb. 21, 2024. Maricopa police investigated a vehicle submerged in a lake in the Province neighborhood this afternoon. At approximately 3:35 p.m., crews...

Maricopa Police Department this afternoon announced two of four teens who went missing together last month have been found.  The four teens — Velma Fulwilder,...

A Maricopa Unified School District bus traveling with Desert Wind Middle School students on board was involved in a “minor” hit-and-run collision Tuesday afternoon...

Have you seen this woman?  Maricopa Police Department asked for the public's help today in locating 67-year-old Sandra Lee Karelsen.  Police received a report from a...

A crash on State Route 347 is causing delays for many commuters. "There is a jackknifed semi on SR 347 northbound just before Riggs Road,"...

Maricopa-area District 4 Constable Glenn Morrison wants to run for justice of the peace in the November general election. A Rancho El Dorado resident, Morrison...

Maricopans continue to flock to social media with videos and photos of car break-ins in what’s now a weeks-long string of dozens of such...

Maricopa police are investigating reports of shots fired in Rancho El Dorado Friday night.  Just after 10 p.m., cops responded to a report of shots fired...

Just before 3 a.m. this morning, Maricopa Police Department was dispatched to a home on the 41300 block of West Brandt Drive in the...

Maricopa Police Department’s two most recently reported arrests came Thursday, according to a search of public records.  Robert L. Jones Maricopa police arrested a man accused...