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Detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s (AZDPS) Vehicular Crimes Unit (VCU) are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle possibly connected to a fatality collision involving a pedestrian. The collision occurred on November 14, 2026 at approximately 3:53AM on I10 -
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) was awarded $442,214 in grant funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (AZ GOHS) for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 (October 2026 – September 2027). The funding will support statewide traffic safety enforcement, operational communications -
Trooper placed on paid* administrative leave pending internal affairs investigation
*Update November 13, 2026 - An earlier version of our press release incorrectly stated that former Trooper Rosebeck was placed on unpaid administrative leave. To clarify, Mr. Rosebeck was placed on paid administrative leave and remained in that status until his termination from the Department on -
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Ranger helicopter crews conducted 27 rescue missions across Arizona over the weekend due to severe weather.
On November 1, 2026, Ranger 3 assisted the Sedona Fire District with the rescue and extraction of 18 individuals along Oak -
The approximately eight-minute video showcases nearly a year of coordinated enforcement efforts involving 12 state and county partners, resulting in more than 2,900 arrests, nearly 10,000 pounds of illegal drugs seized, and 127 firearms confiscated.
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Arizona Department of -
PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Public Safety is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle involved in a fatal hit‑and‑run crash on northbound Interstate 17. Investigators are seeking a silver Mercedes GLC model with front‑end damage.
At approximately 10:08 p.m. on Friday -
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, at approximately 12:01 a.m., a crash involving five vehicles resulted in the death of a motorcyclist on the westbound Interstate 10 near 107th Avenue (milepost 133).
The crash occurred when a westbound motorcycle collided with a passenger vehicle, ejecting the rider -
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZ DPS) has been awarded $42,000 in grant funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (AZ GOHS) to support enforcement efforts targeting illegal street and highway racing across Arizona. This funding, provided through the Drag Racing Fund -
ELOY, Ariz. – On Saturday, September 26, 2026, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) trooper assigned to the Canine District conducted a traffic stop on a Ford pickup truck for civil traffic violations on westbound Interstate 10 in Eloy. During the stop, the trooper observed indicators of -
SELIGMAN, Ariz. – On Friday, October 2, 2026, at 8:38 p.m., Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Operational Communications received reports of a deceased person in the roadway near the intersection of Business Route 40 (SR 40B) and Crookton Road, on the east side of Seligman.
At 8:42 p.m -
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