Current News Events

10-09-08  IIMPACT detectives investigate drop house in northwest Phoenix  

10-09-08  DPS seizes over 1,700 pounds of marijuana and $36,000 in cash on the same day  

10-03-08  VCAT has arrested 336 fugitives since late May of 2008  

10-03-08  DPS Seizes 20 Pounds of Cocaine resulting from a Traffic Stop on Interstate 19  

10-03-08  DPS seizes $2.5 million worth of marijuana during the month of September  

10-01-08  Arizona Fraudulent Identification Task Force takes down another fraudulent identification operation  

09-30-08  IIMPACT detectives investigate West Phoenix drop house  

09-25-08  “Operation Checkmate” results in the arrests of 591 violent gang members throughout the state  

09-20-08  GIITEM Detectives Arrest Navajo Homicide Suspect in Phoenix Area  

09-18-08  Rescue of 18 Undocumented Aliens being held in inhumane conditions,   

09-18-08  DPS Requests Public Assistance with Fatal Investigation  

09-18-08  Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrests 290 fugitives since late May 2008  

09-17-08  IIMPACT detectives arrest two suspected “human smugglers”   

09-16-08  DPS Officer seizes 1,500 pounds of marijuana near Benson  

09-10-08  DPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau Conducts 2-Day Enforcement at the Grand Canyon  

09-10-08  DPS Investigators suspect alcohol a likely factor with three, weekend Loop 202 fatal collisions  

09-10-08  Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrests 269 fugitives since late May of 2008  

09-09-08  Arizona Fraudulent Identification Task Force shuts down Major Fraudulent I.D. Operation   

09-08-08  IIMPACT detectives investigate South Phoenix drop house  

09-07-08  43-year-old Phoenix man killed in a Hit and Run on the San Tan Loop 202 near Elliot Rd.  

09-07-08  19-year-old woman killed in a Hit and Run on the San Tan Loop 202 near Gilbert Rd.  

09-07-08  Arizona Department of Public Safety Investigates Six Collisions resulting in Seven Fatalities in a 24 Hour Period.  

09-07-08  DPS investigates fatal collision involving a Commercial Vehicle, Ford Explorer and Chevy Corvette  

09-05-08  Two arrested for identity theft after allegedly attempting to get a home loan with stolen identity  

09-05-08  Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrests 250 fugitives since late May of 2008  

09-04-08  Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrests 250 fugitives since late May of 2008  

09-03-08  Routine disabled vehicle check by DPS Officer results in the arrest of three suspected “human smugglers”  

08-29-08  DPS Officers will be out in Force Statewide looking for Impaired Drivers this holiday weekend  

08-27-08  48-year-old man killed in rollover on US 60 near Wickenburg  

08-26-08  DPS AFIT Detectives Arrest Two Suspects for Forgery and Identity Trafficking  

08-25-08  Investigation by Detectives from the Counter Narcotics Alliance leads to the Seizure of Over 600 Pounds of Marijuana and $4,500 in Cash  

08-22-08  DPS Seizes 394 Pounds of Marijuana during a Traffic Stop on Interstate 10  

08-21-08  DPS announces 24 law enforcement partners for the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT)  

08-21-08  A Traffic Stop in Southern Arizona Results in the Seizure of 200 Pounds of Marijuana  

08-20-08  DPS Media Advisory - Press Conference Notification - 08/21/08  

08-19-08  Traffic stop results in arrests and the discovery of a Phoenix “Chop Shop” by the Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force  

08-18-08  Arizona Fraudulent Identification Task Force shuts down operation that made and sold large quantities of fraudulent government documents  

08-18-08  IIMPACT detectives investigate drop house in the West Valley Three-day investigation nets 6 suspects  

08-15-08  DPS seizes 327 pounds of marijuana after routine traffic stop on I-17  

08-14-08  DPS Arrest Homicide Suspect Wanted out of Las Vegas  

08-12-08  DPS investigates fatal collision involving a bicyclist and semi-truck  

08-12-08  Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrests 187 fugitives since late May of 2008  

08-08-08  DPS investigates fatal collision on State Route 79  

08-06-08  Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrests 169 fugitives since late May of 2008  

08-06-08  Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force Detectives Arrest Suspect Profiled on America’s Most...   

08-04-08  DPS officer apprehends violent fugitive following pursuit in northwestern Arizona  

08-04-08  DPS Officers seize over half a million in U.S. currency during July  

07-31-08  DPS arrests Mesa woman at airport for criminal speeding violation on the Loop 101  

07-29-08  VCAT arrests 147 fugitives since late May of 2008  

07-29-08  IIMPACT detectives investigate drop house in the West Valley  

07-26-08  Tohono O'Dham Police Officer Injured in an Early Morning Collision on Interstate 19  

07-25-08  DPS Special Operations Unit Officers Arrest Burglary Suspect after 4 Hour Standoff  

07-25-08  DPS Officer assaulted while attempting to restrain fleeing suspect  

07-24-08  DPS Violent Criminal Apprehension Team apprehends fugitive wanted on several felony warrants  

07-23-08  DPS investigates head-on collision near Lake Pleasant that resulted in the deaths...  

07-22-08  IIMPACT detectives investigate drop house in the West Valley Eight victims found...  

07-21-08  DPS traffic stop results in the seizure of six high-powered weapons and numerous stolen items  

07-21-08  DPS Officer sustains minor injuries while trying to arrest suspected undocumented alien  

07-18-08  DPS announces major seizure by the Arizona Fraudulent Identification Task Force  

07-17-08  DPS plans to implement statewide photo enforcement program  

07-14-08  IIMPACT detectives investigate South Phoenix Drop House  

07-14-08  Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrests 123 fugitives since late May of 2008  

07-09-08  DPS Officer injured in early morning collision on I-10  

07-07-08  DPS makes 30 arrests statewide for impaired driving during the three day holiday weekendy  

07-07-08  DPS investigates far fewer collisions along the Loop 202 in connection with the Tempe fireworks display  

07-03-08  DPS urges public to avoid stopping or slowing on freeways to view fireworks  

07-01-08  DPS will conduct intensive enforcement to keep highways safe during Fourth of July holiday  

06-27-08  Operation ASAP helps slow drivers down in an effort to prevent collisions  

06-25-08  DPS announces 20 agencies to be part of the Violent Criminal Apprehension Team  

06-25-08  DPS Officer remains in critical condition following on-duty traffic collision  

06-24-08  DPS Officers arrest “record setting” habitual photo enforcement violator  

06-24-08  DPS temporarily closes westbound I-10 in connection with a jumper  

06-23-08  DPS seizes more than half a million in U.S. currency during traffic stop near Flagstaff  

06-20-08  DPS Arrests California Man Accused of Kidnapping his Children  

06-16-08  IIMPACT detectives investigate 40 drop houses in the Phoenix-area since December  

06-12-08  Fatal Collision on I-17 Southbound at the Carefree Highway  

06-11-08  DPS Officers Arrest Fugitive and Seize 10 Grams of Methamphetamine of Marijuana during the month of May  

06-05-08  DPS seizes over 13,000 pounds of Marijuana during the month of May  

06-04-08  DPS Requests the Help of the Public to Locate Vehicle  

06-02-08  DPS Announces Promotional Ceremony  

05-29-08  DPS Spokesman Harold Sanders will be available to address questions concerning today’s fatal...  

05-28-08  DPS traffic stop yields over 3,000 pounds of marijuana  

05-28-08  DPS Officers Apprehend Three Suspects Resulting from a Pursuit in the Kingman Area  

05-28-08  District One – Mohave County area Fatality Collisions Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26, 2008  

05-23-08  DPS seizes huge amounts of narcotics statewide during 24-hour period  

05-20-08  DPS Participates in the 2008 National Click It or Ticket Mobilization  

05-19-08  DPS officer discovers 18 undocumented aliens hidden inside a Ford pickup during a routine traffic stop  

05-15-08  DPS to present its prestigious Valor Award to officer who saved the life of fellow officer following traffic stop  

05-13-08  IIMPACT Unit Detectives Conduct Investigation Uncover 42 Undocumented Aliens and Arrest...  

05-11-08  Cycling For Survivors Tour - 2008  

05-11-08  IIMPACT Unit Detectives Conduct Investigation into Kidnapping/Extortion and Rescues...  

05-08-08  DPS Officer Seizes 50 Pounds of Marijuana During Afternoon Rush-hour Traffic  

05-08-08  DPS officers seize more than a quarter million in U.S. currency during April  

05-07-08  DPS arrests Earl Simmons aka “DMX” for criminal speeding on the Loop 101  

05-06-08  DPS Releases Further Information on Officer Involved Shooting in Northern Arizona  

05-03-08  DPS Seizes Commercial Vehicle and 4100 Pounds of Marijuana  

05-02-08  Arizona State Employee Recognition Day (05/07/08)  

05-02-08  Officer Memorial Ceremony Monday May 5  

05-02-08  Introduction of IIMPACT Arizona!  

05-01-08  Press Conference to Introduce IIMPACT Arizona!  

04-29-08  Chronic Hit and Run driver is arrested  

04-25-08  DPS Arrest West Valley Resident for Multiple Speed Violations SR101 Photo Enforcement Cameras  

04-24-08  DPS to Take Part in Torch Ride to Aide Special Olympics  

04-23-08  DPS as part of IIMPACT arrests 3 Human Smugglers in West Phoenix Drop House  

04-22-08  DPS Enforcement Detail State Route 82  

04-18-08  DPS to Conduct Saturation Patrols near the site of this weekend’s Country Thunder USA concert in Florence  

04-17-08  DPS Metro East Bureau conducts speed-enforcement detail on State Route 202 near McQueen Road  

04-15-08  DPS Aviation Bureau Receives Aviation Safety Award  

04-09-08  DPS Announces Results of Operation “Picture Perfect”  

04-02-08  DPS officers seize more than $1.8 million during March  

04-02-08  DPS seizes almost 23,000 pounds of marijuana during March  

03-31-08  DPS as part of IMPACT arrest 3 suspected human smugglers in a Southwest Phoenix “drop house”  

03-28-08  “Operation Checkmate” results in the arrests of 483 violent gang members throughout the state  

03-27-08  News conference announcing the results of “Operation Checkmate”...  

03-25-08  DPS’s GIITEM and the Arizona Gang Investigators Association holding...  

03-21-08  DPS, as part of IIMPACT, helps bust two “drop houses” in two days  

03-19-08  DPS makes 25 impaired driving arrests over a three day period to include St. Patrick’s Day  

03-18-08  DPS seeks witnesses and others involved in Sunday’s multi-vehicle collisions on Interstate 40  

03-18-08  DPS Narcotics/Organized Crime Unit Detectives Arrest Ten on Suspicion of Identity Theft  

03-15-08  DPS Seizes Approximately 3650 Pounds of Marijuana from a Commercial Vehicle  

03-14-08  DPS to take part in joint law enforcement effort to arrest impaired drivers through St. Patrick’s Day  

03-14-08  DPS traffic stop results in arrest of Phoenix man involved in elaborate fraud scheme  

03-13-08  DPS Seizes 23 Pounds of Cocaine in the Month of February  

03-12-08  DPS officers seize more than a half million in U.S. currency during February  

03-11-08  DPS seizes over 9,700 pounds of marijuana during February  

03-10-08  DPS traffic stop results in seizure of over a half million dollars in suspected drug cash  

03-10-08  DPS, as part of IIMPACT, helps bust three “drop houses” in three days, arrest human smugglers.  

03-07-08  DPS Urges Motorists to Use Alternate Routes Due to a Fatal Collision on U.S. 93 near Wickenburg  

03-06-08  DPS trying to locate semitruck involved in a hit and run pedestrian collision  

03-06-08  DPS and Law Enforcement Partners Concerned about the Impact of Proposed Congressional Budget...  

03-05-08  DPS GIITEM Announces Sentences Handed Down for Two Men Convicted of Human...  

02-29-08  DPS Seizes 5 Pounds of Methamphetamine and 12 “eight balls” of Crack Cocaine on the same day...  

02-28-08  DPS Officers locate babysitter and 20 month old child following earlier Amber Alert  

02-27-08  DPS traffic stop results in the seizure of 20 pounds of Cocaine  

02-26-08  Officer makes traffic stop and discovers more than $300,000 in cash  

02-25-08  Arizona Department of Public Safety Photo Enforcement Update  

02-21-08  DPS Media Relations Urges the use of email for all Media Requests  

02-20-08  Department of Public Safety Citizens Academy to Start April 16th  

02-19-08  DPS Seizes 25 Kilos of Cocaine, 1,850 Pounds of Marijuana and $150,000 in Drug Cash in a three day period  

02-15-08  DPS Administered Amber Alert System makes the difference in locating a missing infant  

02-14-08  Seven human smugglers arrested at local “drop house” by DPS...  

02-08-08  DPS Officers attempted to stop vehicle with Suspected UDA’s prior to train incident  

02-07-08  DPS Seizes 356 Pounds of Cocaine in the Month of January  

02-05-08  DPS Seizes Over 6,300 Pounds of Marijuana During the Month of January  

02-05-08  DPS K-9 Officer Seizes 1110 LBS. of Marijuana after pursuit  

02-04-08  DPS arrests 51 impaired drivers in the East Valley during the FBR Open, the Super Bowl and related events  

02-01-08  DPS Arrests New York Giants Football Player Adrian Awasom for DUI   

01-22-08  DPS Seizes 106 Pounds of Hydroponic High Grade Marijuana in Northern Arizona Traffic Stop  

01-16-08  Fatal Collisions Have Decreased to a Level Not Seen Since 1998 [View Graph] 

01-15-08  DPS Seizes Almost 500 Pounds of Marijuana packed inside Juice Boxes  

01-09-08  DPS to Expand Photo Enforcement Program to Kingman  

01-07-08  DPS Makes 847 Arrests for Impaired Driving During the Holidays  

01-04-08  DPS Release Results of Enforcement of Littering/Unsecured Load Laws  

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