On Thursday, July 15, 2021, Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Maricopa Criminal Targeting Unit detectives arrested 29-year-old Adrian F. Gonzalez and executed a search warrant at his Mesa residence.
Incident Log
Thursday, July 15, 2021
On April 10, 2021, at approximately 2:03 p.m., Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) troopers responded to a call of shots fired on Interstate 10 near 43rd Avenue in Phoenix. The victim driver and passenger were traveling eastbound when they observed a white Kia maneuvering in an erratic manner, swerving across multiple lanes of traffic before cutting off the victim vehicle and nearly causing a collision.
Thursday, July 1, 2021
--Update: Thursday, July 8, 2021--
On Friday, July 2, 2021, at approximately 1:20 p.m., the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) received a report of a three-vehicle collision involving two passenger vehicles and a commercial tractor-trailer on eastbound Interstate 10 at milepost 82, near Tonopah.
Friday, July 2, 2021
--Update: Friday, June 18, 2021--
The four deceased victims in this collision have been identified as follows:
- Sedeqwa Keyara-Parker, 35, of Phoenix
- Dante Brubeck, 20, of Casa Grande
- Alexius Hooper, 21, of Phoenix
- Jennifer Vidal, 20, of Casa Grande
The investigation into the cause of the collision is ongoing.
--End of Update--
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) has been awarded over $1 million in grant funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), including $510,000 for the Highway Patrol Division and $677,000 for the State Crime Laboratory.
Monday, June 7, 2021
On the evening of Saturday, May 15, 2021, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Canine District trooper stopped the driver of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 10 westbound at milepost 237, near Marana, for multiple violations. A vehicle search was conducted, and troopers discovered 44.9 pounds of heroin, 40 pounds of fentanyl pills and 21.4 pounds of methamphetamine stowed in backpacks and duffel bags inside the cab of the truck.
Saturday, May 15, 2021
-- Update: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 --
Media Availability
AZDPS will hold a media availability with the two good Samaritans who rescued Trooper Casey Rhinehart from his patrol vehicle following the fatal collision on U.S. Route 93 near Wickenburg on April 30, 2021.
Trooper Rhinehart was released from the hospital on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 4th, 2021.
Speakers:
Friday, April 30, 2021
--Update: April 23, 2021--
The wrong-way driver has been identified as Hannah Dike, 25, of Phoenix.
Dike was released from a medical rehabilitation facility and booked into the Maricopa County Jail on one count of reckless manslaughter.
-- End of Update --
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Pinal County, Arizona — On Friday, April 17, 2021, detectives assigned to the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM) task force, administered by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS), conducted a traffic stop for a moving violation in the City of Maricopa.
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Updated on Friday, April 23, 2021
Friday, April 16, 2021
