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AZDPS Arrests Man for Impersonating a Police Officer During Traffic Stop on I-17 in Phoenix

PHOENIX – On Thursday, September 17, 2026, at approximately 8:29 a.m., the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) responded to a report of a vehicle conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 17 southbound near the area of Dove Valley Road (milepost 221–223) in Phoenix. A caller reported that he -

A gray Chevrolet pickup truck stopped on the shoulder of a highway with AZDPS vehicles behind it.

Side view of a gray Chevrolet pickup truck stopped on the shoulder of a highway with AZDPS vehicles around it.

Back view of a gray Chevrolet pickup truck stopped on the shoulder of a highway with AZDPS vehicles around it.

Detectives Seek Public Assistance in Fatal Incident on US 89 North of Flagstaff

On Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at 1:24 a.m., Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Operational Communications received reports of a deceased person in the roadway at US 89 and Campbell Avenue (milepost 424) in Timberline, north of Flagstaff.

Coconino County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived -

Traffic Stop in Eloy Leads to Seizure of 36.5 Pounds of Fentanyl Powder

ELOY, Ariz. – On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Canine District trooper stopped the driver of a Nissan Rogue on Interstate 10 in Eloy for a civil traffic violation. During the stop, the trooper observed indicators of criminal activity. A vehicle search was -

Plastic-wrapped packages of fentanyl powder are stacked on the hood of a vehicle.

Plastic-wrapped packages of fentanyl powder concealed in a vehicle.

Vehicular Crimes Detectives Arrest Suspect Following Lengthy Investigation into Deadly SR 202 Crash

TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Vehicular Crimes Unit (VCU) detectives have made an arrest following a nearly two-year investigation into a deadly chain-reaction crash on State Route 202.

On Nov. 3, 2024, at approximately 2:57 a.m., AZDPS troopers responded to a -

AZDPS Troopers Seize 106 Gallons of Liquid Methamphetamine During I-8 Traffic Stop

YUMA, Ariz. – On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Canine District trooper conducted a traffic stop on the driver of a Ford F-350 pickup truck towing a trailer on Interstate 8 near Yuma. During the stop, the trooper observed several indicators of criminal -