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TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy DPS: DPS detectives seized more than 180 pounds of fentanyl last week, most in counterfeit pill form. Pills are stuffed inside a tire in a smuggling attempt. Staff …
DPS detectives seized more than 180 pounds of fentanyl in Phoenix last week alone Read More
TweetPinShareThe DPS is investigating a fatal head-on collision on Highway 70 in Solomon on Saturday morning for criminal charges as the at-fault driver was believed to be impaired. Impairment believed …
Fatal head-on collision on Highway 70 in Solomon investigated for DUI Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo/Courtesy DPS: The DPS is the primary law enforcement agency for a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on April 28 on Highway 266 through the Pinaleño Mountain Range. Driver …
Sierra Vista woman deceased in mountain motorcycle crash Read More
TweetPinShareA Mississippi triple murder suspect was shot and killed by a DPS trooper during a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 191 at the Horseshoe bend between Clifton and Morenci. By …
DPS releases statement in trooper-involved shooting of Mississippi murder suspect in Greenlee County Read More TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS Staff Reports GRAHAM COUNTY – The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal collision on Highway 191 North. The collision occurred at 4:48 a.m. at …
DPS investigating fatal crash on Highway 191 North Read More TweetPinShareMan wanted out of Texas “It’s picking up more and more. They don’t have nothing to lose.” Pima Police Chief Diane Cauthen By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A …
Suspect tries to hit cops in high-speed chase through school zones Read More TweetPinShareFile Photo/Courtesy DPS: An Arizona Department of Public Safety Trooper took a reckless driver into custody after a high-speed chase from Safford to Peridot on Tuesday morning. The driver is …
DPS arrests reckless driver after high-speed chase from Safford to San Carlos Reservation Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT: Arizona is launching a program through which drivers on the autism spectrum can place their credentials in special blue envelopes to enhance communication with law enforcement officers …
Blue Envelopes help drivers with autism during traffic stops Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares File Photo/Gila Herald: Thumb Butte, at center background, is at the Greenlee-Graham counties line in the Black Hills between Safford and Clifton. A two-vehicle head-on collision closed the …
A head-on collision on Highway 191 hospitalized one with life-threatening injuries, five others injured Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Two Thatcher residents died Tuesday in a single-vehicle rollover off U.S. Highway 70 east of Safford. Children transported to hospitals By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Two …
Two Thatcher residents deceased after crash on Highway 70 east of Safford Read More