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The Pinal County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday arrested three students at Maricopa Wells Middle School after staff accused them of smoking marijuana in the bathroom.

The Maricopa Police Department has reported issuing 22 citations in connection with speeding and 11 on charges of not having proof of insurance for the week ending March 22.

An unprecedented, statewide law enforcement operation combining the efforts of multiple agencies in Arizona including some in Pinal County has resulted in the arrests of 483 violent gang members with active felony arrest warrants.

An ad offering a 1998 Caterpillar forklift for sale led to the arrest of a Maricopa resident who is accused of stealing the heavy equipment from an undisclosed location in Chandler, Maricopa Police said today.

The Maricopa Police Department, in a cooperative effort with federal agents and the Pinal County Sheriff's office served a search warrant at about 4 p.m. Wednesday on a residence in the 43000 block of west Cowpath Road.

Sept. 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina put a whole new spin on how heightened our awareness has to be regarding what really needs to be done to prepare for the unexpected.

Speeding topped the list of violations for which Maricopa Police issued citations during the week ending Feb. 2, with failing to have a valid driver's license at a distant second.

Maricopa Police seized 46 live marijuana plants and an elaborate hydroponic growing system on Tuesday while assisting Child Protective Services, a police spokesman said.

Therese Starkey is hosting a Community Support Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23 at Pacana Park, just south of West Honeycutt Road on South Porter Road within the Glennwilde Groves community.

The Maricopa City Council on Tuesday approved the addition of a sergeant and two patrol officers to create a Tactical Assignment Unit within the Maricopa Police Department.

A local man who thought he'd been hired to clean the carpet in a four-bedroom, two-story house in Maricopa's Homestead community early last week was instead served a sealed search warrant and detained for questioning by Maricopa and California police.

Police released a 38-year-old man into the custody of his mother late this afternoon after he was accused of assaulting his 74-year-old father in the 44800 block of West Desert Garden Lane in Alterra, Maricopa Police said.

Speeding topped the list of violations for which Maricopa Police issued 72 citations during the week ending Jan. 18, with 25 citations for failing to have proof of insurance and 19 for failure to have current vehicle registration. Police also made at least four arrests unrelated to traffic.

The price for salvage copper is on the rise and so is the number of copper thefts, not only in Pinal County, but all across the United States.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety has released the results of two campaigns designed to reduce the number of impaired drivers and the amount of trash tossed on state and interstate highways.

inmaricopa.com's editorial staff and readers chime in on many of the year's top stories.

"The Christmas Spirit: I enter the home of poverty, causing pale-faced children to open their eyes wide in pleased wonder. I cause the...

Maricopa Police officers responded to a possible family fight involving weapons in the 44000 block of West Jackrabbit Trail yesterday at around 5:15 p.m.

Pinal County Sheriff Chris Vasquez and Pinal County Attorney James P. Walsh announced Monday that they will be strictly enforcing the laws against driving under the influence during the holiday season in Pinal County under the tagline: Drunk Driving: Over the Limit. Under Arrest.

Ralph Riley, Constable for Justice of the Peace District 8 has announced plans to retire, effective December 31, 2007.

Maricopa police officers were dispatched to the 45900 block of W. Meadow Lane Saturday after a homeowner reported that he had come to the residence to continue to move in when he interrupted three male subjects inside his home burglarizing the residence. The homeowner exited the residence and called 9-1-1. The suspects were observed fleeing the residence out the back door.

This year marks the 22nd year of operation of the East Valley Holiday DUI Task Force, and the first with its newest member: Maricopa Police Department. The task force is a State-funded collaborative effort of more than a dozen law enforcement agencies throughout the Valley led by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Maricopa Police officers responded to the 45500 block of West Hillman Drive in Rancho El Dorado Nov. 16 on a report of a suspicious person screaming and a male subject with a gun walking from a nearby residence.

The message was clear over the weekend. Police are hoping that drivers got the message.

For Maricopa resident and businessman Mike Chance, last Friday's sentencing of Robert Lemke to life in prison brings some closure to an ordeal that has gone on for five years.

This series of articles looked at statistical information about drowning incidents, the ABCs of Water Safety and now looks ahead to additional measures for preventing this type of tragic event from occurring.

State and local police generally have stayed out of immigration enforcement, which is considered federal jurisdiction, in the past. Now, however, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office is training its deputies to make immigration arrests and speed up deportations.

As the county continues to grow, methods of patrol need to evolve to increase the effectiveness and diversity that higher populations demand.

Not so long ago the biggest problem kids faced was getting a flat tire on their bikes or having a mean teacher assign homework...