GILA BEND, Ariz. - Just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol state trooper stopped a vehicle on eastbound Interstate 8 near Gila Bend, Arizona, for a civil traffic violation.

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The Arizona Commercial Vehicle Safety Partnership (ACVSP) will participate in the annual three-day operation “International Roadcheck” on Interstate 17 and Interstate 40 in northern Arizona from Tuesday, May 12, 2026, through Thursday, May 14, 2026.

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On the afternoon of Thursday, April 30, 2026, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Canine District trooper seized an estimated 169 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop east of Yuma. Two suspects were arrested on felony charges, including transportation of a dangerous drug.

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Governor Hobbs’ signing of SB1503 is a meaningful and necessary step forward for Arizona’s public safety community. This legislation rightly recognizes that the pilots who serve alongside our troopers, often in the most critical, life-saving moments, are first responders in every sense of the word.

At approximately 5 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2026, a road rage incident escalated into a shooting near Interstate 10 and 32nd Street in Phoenix. During the encounter, a male suspect in a Dodge Charger shot at the victim driver of a Chevrolet Malibu and inadvertently struck his own vehicle before -

On Thursday, March 12, 2026, detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) State Gang Task Force arrested six suspects in the area of Camelback Road and 35th Avenue in Phoenix. The arrests followed an ongoing investigation into suspected drug trafficking.

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Detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Vehicular Crimes Unit (VCU), with assistance from the United States Marshals Service (USMS), located and arrested the suspect in a December 2024 collision that resulted in three fatalities and multiple serious injuries.

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On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, an AZDPS Canine District trooper pulled over the driver of a white Toyota minivan for civil traffic violations on eastbound Interstate 40 in Kingman. While talking with the driver, the trooper observed indicators of criminal activity. That awareness ultimately led to a -

Detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Vehicular Crimes Unit (VCU) arrested a Patagonia man in connection with the death of a 37-year-old victim who fell from a pickup truck in Tucson in September 2025.

On March 9, 2026, detectives took Jack Crawford, 52, of Patagonia, AZ -

On the morning of Thursday, March 5, 2026, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) state trooper conducted a traffic stop on the driver of a pickup truck for speeding on State Route 95 north of Lake Havasu City. This enforcement action quickly escalated into a significant arrest that removed -