http://www.azdps.gov/News/ Official press releases from the Public Information Office of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. en-us Government Copyright 2009, azdps.gov. All rights reserved. pio@azdps.gov 60 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:01:02 MST Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=137 On Thursday, November 19, 2009, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Officers arrested Elvis Amir Saloum, 29, of Peoria, at a shopping center near his home. He will be charged with 11 criminal speeding violations along with one count of reckless driving. Saloum, a ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:51:29 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=136 On Wednesday, November 18, at approximately 12:15 p.m., a semi truck owned by May Trucking was traveling westbound on Interstate 10 at milepost 86 (70 miles west of Phoenix) when, for an unknown reason, the truck entered the median and proceeded to cross the eastbound lanes of the interstate. After... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:41:43 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=135 On November 17, 2009, investigators from the Metro Intelligence Support Technical Investigation Center (MISTIC) Task Force conducted a two-day investigation in the Phoenix metropolitan area which resulted in the seizure of 23 military grade grenade casings and the arrest of three suspects. The MIST... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:36:01 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=134 On Friday, November 13, 2009, at about 8:42 a.m. a DPS officer stopped a commercial vehicle for an equipment violation while traveling southbound on Interstate 17 at milepost 233, in New River, Ariz. The officer observed indicators of criminal activity received consent to a canine search of the tru... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:59:22 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=133 Several traffic stops by Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers along with the efforts of DPS criminal investigators resulted in DPS seizing $1,193,339* in U.S. currency during the month of October. The currency is tied to Mexican drug cartels, drug distribution, money laundering, and... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:07:56 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=132 On November 3, 2009, at approximately 2:00 p.m. an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer stopped a white 2004 Ford F-150 pick up truck for following too closely eastbound on Interstate 10, at milepost 97, approximately 50 miles west of Phoenix. A subsequent search revealed $1,000 in the back... Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:59:02 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=131 The Arizona Department of Public Safety wishes to thank the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) for facilitating a number of federal grants designed to enhance traffic safety programs. The following are Capitol Outlay Federal 402 funds: The purchase of two portable breath testing devices (... Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:06:00 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=130 On October 28, 2009, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Officer stopped a tractor-trailer rig on Interstate 17 at milepost 262 near Cordes Junction for an equipment violation. A search of the vehicle revealed a false pallet of pressboard on a flatbed trailer. Inside was $134,098 in suspe... Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:16:00 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=128 The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) would like to provide some useful information as we near Halloween which will occur on Saturday, October 31. Specifically we are providing some relevant information on Arizona laws reference registered sex offenders in addition to some Halloween safety ... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:36:38 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=127 Normal 0 0 1 319 1819 Arizona Department of Public Safety 15 3 2233 11.1282 0 0 0 Several key traffic stops made by DPS officers this past week resulted in the seizure of $358,731 in U.S Currency, seven pounds of cocaine with a street value of $86,880, five po... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:57:28 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=126 On Friday, October 23, 2009 at about 6:45 a.m. investigators assigned to the Arizona Fraudulent Identity Theft (AFIT) Task Force served a search warrant at two residences located at 8423 East Coronado #3, and 8427 East Coronado #1, in south Scottsdale, Ariz. The search warrant was the culmination o... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:37:20 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=125 On two consecutive days a Department of Public Safety (DPS) Canine officer seized over $140,000 in cash during traffic stops on Interstate 10 in the Tucson area. On Oct. 21, at about 12:10 p.m., the officer stopped a 2008 Nissan passenger vehicle for speeding and a lane change violation on eastbou... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:59:52 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=123 Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Roger Vanderpool says a 15 percent cut to the budget of DPS would certainly send a message to drug and human smuggling cartels that Arizona is “open territory”. In addition, motorists in outlying areas of the state would essentially be “on their ... Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:39:46 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=122 On October 13, 2008, DPS Officer/Paramedic Bruce Harrolle was killed by helicopter rotor blades while trying to rescue two stranded hikers near Sedona. It was the first line of duty death for a DPS officer since 2000. The Bruce Harrolle Memorial Benefit Car Wash is scheduled for this Sunday, Octo... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:29:53 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=121 On Oct. 13, 2009, at 9:00 a.m., an officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) stopped a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer for several moving violations while traveling southbound on Interstate 17 in Cordes Junction. The officer observed indicators of criminal activity and obtained consent ... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:07:48 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=124 On September 26, 2008, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) launched the expanded statewide photo enforcement program. In the first nine months of the program in the Metro Phoenix area there were 20.4% (2,247) fewer property damage collisions 22.8% (933) fewer injury collisions 21.8% (12)... Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:19:03 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=120 Several traffic stops by Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers along with the efforts of DPS criminal investigators resulted in DPS seizing $1,632,732 in U.S. currency during the month of September. The currency is tied to Mexican drug cartels, drug distribution, money laundering, and g... Tue, 6 Oct 2009 19:00:22 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=119 On Oct. 1, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. an Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol Canine Officer stopped a 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck traveling west on Interstate 10 near Marana for a moving violation and equipment violation. The officer used his narcotics canine to perform an exterior snif... Tue, 6 Oct 2009 11:30:54 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=118 On October 5, 2009, at about 7:30 a.m., an Officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) stopped a 1995 GMC pickup on Interstate-10 at milepost 297 (five miles west of Benson) for excessive window tint. Located in the bed of the pickup, covered by a tarp, was 101 pounds of marijuana. ... Mon, 5 Oct 2009 17:35:09 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=117 Five traffic stops made by Highway Patrol Officers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) since the beginning of this month have resulted in the seizure of $158,203 in U.S. Currency, 271 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $149,050, and a ˝ pound of crystal methamphetamine with a ... Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:39:55 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=116 On Thursday, October 1, 2009, Detectives from the Illegal Immigration Prevention and Apprehension Team (IIMPACT) rescued 11 undocumented aliens from a Phoenix area home and arrested one suspect. The IIMPACT Unit mission and participating agencies are listed at the end of this news release. IIMPAC... Fri, 2 Oct 2009 13:02:00 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=115 The system, which DPS has already used with great success during pursuits, launches a GPS tracking device at fleeing vehicles Earlier this summer, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) became the first state-level law enforcement agency in the country to deploy the state-of-the-art StarCha... Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:00:05 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=114 On Sept. 28, 2009, at 3:35 p.m., an officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) stopped a late model Nissan Altima sedan for a moving violation while traveling eastbound on Interstate 10 just west of Tucson. The officer observed indicators of criminal activity and obtained consent to... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:15:18 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=113 Total of eight coyotes arrested and 17 victims rescued in IIMPACT operations Investigators assigned to the Illegal Immigration Apprehension Co-op Team (IIMPACT) successfully located and dismantled two fortified drop houses within eight days, one in Glendale and another in west Phoenix. At both dr... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:51:20 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=112 Two unrelated traffic stops made by DPS officers over this past weekend, which began Sept. 19, resulted in the combined seizure of $28,330 in suspected drug money. The first stop took place on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, at about 12:45 a.m. when a DPS officer stopped a 2002 Mitsubishi on westbound In... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:35:21 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=111 - For Immediate Release - September 22, 2009 Contact Information: pio@azdps.gov On Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 6:13am, Arizona Department of Public Safety officers responded to a head-on collision involving a school bus that was traveling eastbound on State Route 86/Ajo Road west of Tucson, an... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:10:14 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=110 On Sept. 16, 2009, at 7:38 p.m., an officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) stopped a white 2000 Dodge Dakota pick-up truck for a traffic violation westbound on Interstate 10 just east of Quartzite. The officer noticed signs and indicators of criminal activity and obtained consen... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:46:14 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=108 On Sept. 16, 2009, at 8:10 a.m., a canine officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) stopped a white 2002 Ford Explorer for speeding on eastbound Interstate 40 just east of Holbrook. The officer noticed signs and indicators of criminal activity and obtained consent to search the veh... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:42:16 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=109 Members of state and local law enforcement agencies are making a special, life-changing commitment this fall to help save more lives on Arizona roadways by stepping-up enforcement and reminding all drivers and passengers to Click It or Ticket. This special crackdown taking place during September m... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:45:01 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=106 On Friday, September 11, 2009, at about 9:45 a.m., an Officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) stopped a commercial vehicle traveling westbound on State Route 101 (Loop 101) at 35th Avenue for an equipment violation. During an inspection and a consented search of the truck and tra... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:54:02 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=104 Arizona Department of Public Safety Officers (DPS) recovered over 300 pounds of marijuana this morning (September 11) after the driver of a 2000 Jeep Cherokee attempted to flee. It started at about 7:00 a.m. when a DPS Officer tried to stop the vehicle for following too close. The driver accelerat... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:11:14 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=105 Several traffic stops by Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers along with the efforts of DPS criminal investigators resulted in DPS seizing $2,249,607 in U.S. currency during the month of August. The currency is tied to Mexican drug cartels, drug distribution, money laundering, and gang... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:27:13 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=103 On September 10, 2009, just before 7:00 a.m., an Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Officer stopped a pickup truck pulling a trailer northbound on State Route 51 in Phoenix for having a poorly inflated right rear tire. The driver (later identified as Oscar Corral) attempted to identify himse... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:01:14 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=102 On Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at about 5:30 p.m., a DPS commercial vehicle officer stopped a tractor-trailer traveling westbound on Interstate 10 near Wild Horse Pass. During an inspection and a consented search of the truck and trailer the officer noticed signs and indicators of criminal activity. ... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:55:29 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=101 On September 4, 2009, at about 9:30 a.m., detectives from the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM) stopped two vehicles within the Tucson city limits for traffic violations. Inside both vehicles detectives found false compartments where crack cocaine and U.S. currency... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:36:57 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=100 Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM) units located three separate human smuggling drop houses last week near Douglas. Two of the houses were called in by citizens and one of the houses was located after an Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway patrolman be... Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:45:49 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=99 Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Officers responded to a collision on Sept. 8, 2009, at about 8:15 p.m. and discovered the truck involved was loaded with more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana. The collision occurred on State Route 181 near Sunizona (about 40 miles south of Willcox) when the ... Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:32:47 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=98 Two unrelated traffic stops made by DPS officers over holiday weekend resulted in the combined seizure of $443,400 in suspected drug money. The first stop took place on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at about 12:45 p.m. when a DPS commercial vehicle officer stopped a tractor-trailer southbound on Interstat... Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:55:49 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=97 Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers seized $1,326,175 in US Currency in seven separate traffic stops during the last two business weeks. The largest cash seizure took place on Aug. 24, 2009, at about 4:25 p.m. when a DPS canine officer stopped a 2003 Ford Escape SUV for a traffic vio... Fri, 4 Sep 2009 16:22:35 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=96 Governor Jan Brewer signed a Criminal Justice Budget Bill this afternoon that allocates an additional $100 million out of the HURF (Highway User Revenue Fund) and State Highway Fund for the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS). The bill also allocates $14 million to the State Crime Lab from... Fri, 4 Sep 2009 08:11:57 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=95 DPS will dedicate resources on Sep 7th, 8th, and 9th along Interstate 10 statewide in support of the program. The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), in a partnership with the Arizona Trucking Association (ATA), will conduct Share The Road enforcement mobilizations that entail high-visibilit... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:35:23 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=94 IIMPACT investigators, locate, investigate and dismantle a fortified drop house in central Phoenix arresting three coyotes and rescuing 12 illegal immigrant victims all of which are male and believed to be Mexican National. Two of the three human smugglers (coyotes) were apprehended after running o... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:56:45 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=93 In the latest efforts in our fight against drugs, Officers from the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized 637 pounds of marijuana in three separate traffic stops in Cochise County during the last 48 hours. On Monday evening (August 24) at about 8:40 P.M., a DPS officer stopped a 1994 F... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:14:02 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=92 IIMPACT Detectives Arrest 4 Suspects and Rescue 12 Victims On Tuesday, August 25, 2009, Detectives from the Illegal Immigration Prevention andamp; Apprehension Co-op Team (IIMPACT), arrested four suspects and rescued 12 undocumented aliens who were initially kidnapped at gun point and held against... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:43:50 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=91 In the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) latest marijuana seizure in Cochise County, an Officer confiscated 295 pound of marijuana during a routine traffic stop on I-10, milepost 295, seven miles west of Benson. The Officer stopped the westbound 2008 Nissan pickup for making an unsafe lan... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:04:50 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=90 On Monday, August 24, 2009, at about 11:00 a.m. a DPS officer stopped a commercial vehicle for equipment violations while traveling southbound on Interstate 17 at milepost 229, in Anthem, Ariz. During consent search of the truck and flat bed trailer a DPS canine alerted to the front of the load. T... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:53:18 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=89 On August 17, 2009, an officer with the Arizona Department of Public Safety arrested Hevert Bautista-Hernandez of Sonora, Mexico for criminal speed and transporting 38.4 pounds of cocaine outside of Quartzsite, AZ.While patrolling Interstate 10, a Highway Patrol Officer stopped and arrested Bautista... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:35:12 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=88 On Friday, August 21, 2009, at about 9:10 p.m., a DPS Highway Patrol Officer attempted to stop a white, two-door Cadillac sedan traveling on Overfield Road in Arizona City, Ariz., near Eloy, for a traffic violation. The vehicle initially failed to stop and traveled to a nearby residence. The resid... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:31:01 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=87 Several traffic stops by Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers along with the efforts of DPS criminal investigators resulted in the seizure of 16,184 pounds of marijuana during the month of July. Current street values put the amount of marijuana seized at $8,496,862. DPS Officers also... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:26:13 MST http://www.azdps.gov/RSS/View/?r=/Media/News/View/?p=86 On Monday, August 17, around 8:15 a.m., an Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Canine Officer conducted a traffic stop which resulted in the seizure of $181,746.00 in U.S. currency. The DPS Officer stopped a Dodge pick-up, for violation of the posted speed limit on Interstate 17 southbound n... Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:34:38 MST