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$440K Grant for Traffic Enforcement and Training Awarded to AZDPS by Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) received $440,000 in grant funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety -

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AZDPS Partners with Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for Annual ‘Click It or Ticket’ Seat Belt Campaign

PHOENIX – Buckle up, Arizona! It could save your life.

The annual ‘Click It or Ticket’ seat belt education and enforcement initiative will be held -

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Arizona State Troopers Seize More Than 900 Pounds of Illegal Drugs in One Week

Between Monday, May 5, and Saturday, May 10, 2025, Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) state troopers seized more than 900 pounds of illegal -

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Three-Day Commercial Vehicle Inspection Blitz Returning to Northern Arizona

The Arizona Commercial Vehicle Safety Partnership (ACVSP) will participate in the annual three-day operation “International Roadcheck” on Interstate -

A drone view of Operation International Roadcheck along a highway in Northern Arizona An AZDPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement trooper underneath a tractor-trailer conducting an inspection An ADOT ECD inspector is shown speaking with a commercial vehicle driver beside a truck
Update on Trooper-Involved Shooting on Interstate 10 in Tucson

At approximately 12 p.m. on Friday, April 4, 2025, a uniformed Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) State Trooper was on duty in a fully marked -

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE DPS LOCAL RETIREMENT BOARD PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the DPS Local Retirement Board endeavors to ensure the accessibility of its meetings to all -

AZDPS Highway Patrol State Trooper Injured in Collision on Interstate 10 in Buckeye

--Update: Thursday, April 3, 2025--

The injured trooper was released from the hospital on Wednesday night and is recuperating at home.

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Newest S.T.A.R. Students Learn How STEM Principles Apply to Public Safety Careers

Congratulations to our newest S.T.A.R students!

The fourth session of the AZDPS STEM Training and Application in Real World Public Safety (S.T.A.R -

STAR Students from the March 2025 session pose with Lt. Colonel Tim Chung
AZDPS and Cochise County Sheriff's Office Announce Initial Success of 'Operation Desert Guardian’

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) and the Cochise County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) are happy to announce the initial success of Operation -

Joint Press Release Regarding Interstate 40 Fatal Collision on March 13, 2025

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) and the Coconino County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) are providing an update regarding the ongoing -

AZDPS Partnering with Graham and Greenlee County Sheriffs to Enhance Enforcement on Area Highways

Three law enforcement agencies in southeastern Arizona are enhancing their collaborative efforts to reduce dangerous driving behavior and collision -

AZDPS Launches New Social Media Accounts for Highway Patrol Division

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) is excited to announce the launch of dedicated social media accounts for the Highway Patrol Division -

Update Regarding Fatal Collision on Interstate 40 in Williams

On Thursday, March 13, 2025, at approximately 3:27 p.m., a fatal collision involving multiple vehicles occurred on westbound Interstate 40 near -

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AZDPS Trooper Graduates from Police Academy Exchange Program in Abu Dhabi

Congratulations to Trooper Kamron Debelak on his recent graduation from the Police Academy Exchange Program in Abu Dhabi! AZDPS Colonel Jeffrey Glover -

AZDPS Colonel Jeff Glover and Trooper Kamron Debelak at the graduation ceremony in Abu Dhabi in Feb. 2025 Graduation ceremony of the Police Academy Exchange Program in Abu Dhabi Trooper Debelak poses for a photo during firearms training.
Troopers Investigating Multi-Vehicle Fatal Collision on I-10 Near Tonopah

-- Update: March 11, 2025 --

Investigators have identified three of the individuals who were killed in this collision:

  • Dustin Levi Cluff, 41, of -
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