Just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) trooper assigned to the Canine District stopped the driver of a red Mitsubishi on eastbound Interstate 40 in Flagstaff for civil traffic violations.

During the stop, the trooper observed indicators -

Update: April 14, 2026

The suspect has been identified as 35-year-old Ramon Rafael Preciado-Espinoza of Tucson. He is being held on a $1 million bond. 

Booking number: 260326059

Update: January 28, 2026

TUCSON, AZ — On Tuesday, January 27^th, 2026, at approximately 12:29 a.m., an -

Wellton, AZ — On January 21st, at approximately 10:09 a.m., a trooper assigned to the Canine District Drug Enforcement Bureau conducted a traffic stop on a white 2011 BMW X5 traveling eastbound on Interstate 8 near milepost 21 for multiple moving violations.

During the course of the stop, the -

Casa Grande, AZ — On January 17, 2026, A trooper assigned to Highway Patrol District Six (Casa Grande) conducted a traffic stop on a white Chevrolet Tahoe, near westbound Interstate 10 at milepost 200 (Sunland Gin Rd.) in Casa Grande for an equipment violation.

During the traffic stop, the -

In addition to the $440,000 in grant funding awarded to the Highway Patrol Division (HPD) during the Fiscal Year 2025, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) was awarded $115,363 by the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (AZGOHS) in support of Operational Communications and Crime -

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) received $465,682 in grant funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (AZGOHS) for FFY 2026 (October 2025 – September 2026). The funding will support Operational Communications and Crime Lab personnel statewide, in addition to -

Arizona State Gang Task Force detectives are making our communities safer by taking dangerous suspects off the streets and getting weapons out of the hands of prohibited possessors.

In late September, a months-long, multi-agency investigation focused on illegal weapons trafficking in the Phoenix -

PHOENIX – On Friday, September 26, 2025, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) will launch the SAFE Alert program, which will replace the previous Silver Alert system. This enhancement will expand the criteria and improve the state's ability to quickly locate and safely recover missing -

A tip from a vigilant citizen led to the investigation and arrest of a suspected police impersonator in the West Valley.

On April 10, 2025, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) received a citizen tip about an individual in a black Ford F-150 pickup truck pulling over another driver on -

Cities around the country have recently experienced individuals with bad intentions attempting to impersonate law enforcement, diminishing trust between law enforcement officers and their communities.

A.R.S. §13-2411 makes it a class 6 felony to impersonate a peace officer with the intent to -