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Police: Man driving wrong way down Loop 101 causes …

8/30/2023
A man was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail after a police pursuit in which he drove the wrong way on the Loop 101 in Scottsdale, causing a multiple vehicle accident Tuesday …

Former Tempe Police chief clears major hurdle to …

3/20/2023
PHOENIX — The new head of the Department of Public Safety said there is “a disproportionate use of force against people of color” on a nationwide basis.

Peoria sees more staff shake-ups, leaving leadership …

3/8/2023
Another shakeup is occurring in the upper ranks of Peoria city staff that has left a void in leadership including a team of zero deputy city managers where once there were three.

Buckeye Police investigation leads to charges against …

8/4/2022
BUCKEYE — A man who quit after a 10-year Buckeye Police Department career amid an investigation involving him has been arrested. Buckeye Police announced Tuesday Charles Cosgrove, 38, was …

Arizona House panel approves police probe reform

2/7/2022
PHOENIX — Hoping to build or restore public confidence, law enforcement agencies from around the state are lining up behind legislation that would require them to farm out some criminal …

An Independent examination of the ‘demonization’ …

7/22/2021
The history of American municipal, county and state police for the last quarter-century — both proponents and detractors of law enforcement, say — has been marred by acts of disgusting …

Three weeks into the South Mountain Freeway

1/11/2020
In the three weeks since the South Mountain Freeway opened to traffic, a 31-year-old driver traveling the wrong way was killed in a collision with a car hauler.

South Mountain Freeway nears opening, Arizona …

12/18/2019
The South Mountain Freeway is almost here to use. Gov. Doug Ducey and other Arizona officials convened Wednesday morning to kick off the impending opening of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, also known as the Congressman Ed Pastor Freeway.

DUI arrests, speeding citations down over Thanksgiving …

12/2/2019
The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety released statistics on a statewide DUI enforcement over the holiday weekend, and the overall numbers are down, partially due to the lower number …

Bicyclist killed in El Mirage collision involving …

11/15/2019
A 34-year-old  man is dead after being struck by a Valley Metro bus in El Mirage.

Motorcyclist dies after multiple vehicles strike him …

11/12/2019
State troopers are investigating after a motorcyclist was struck and killed on a Valley freeway. The collision involved four vehicles and occurred Tuesday morning on Loop 101 east of 51st …

Detection system to boost safety on Interstate 10 …

11/8/2019
When blowing dust reduces visibility along 10 miles of Interstate 10 between Eloy and Picacho Peak, a detection and warning system developed by the Arizona Department of Transportation will quickly …