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Vehicle Theft Task Force Recovers Stolen Vehicles, Arrests Three Suspects Following Search Warrants in Wittmann

On the afternoon of January 10, 2023, detectives with the Vehicle Theft Task Force (VTTF) served two residential search warrants in the area of 204th Lane and Patton Road in Wittmann, AZ. The warrants followed several weeks of investigation, during which detectives observed numerous suspected stolen -

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Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center Partners with Event Staff and Volunteers for Training to Ensure Safe and Fun Super Bowl LVII

New DHS SAFETY Act-certified Community Awareness Program training will be provided to thousands of staff and volunteers to educate on enhanced "See Something, Say Something" initiative.

This week, the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC), in partnership with the Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) is rolling out the Community Awareness Program (CAP), a critical public safety training program. Utilizing this program, the ACTIC will train over 16,000 -

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Driver Arrested for Racing, Aggravated Assault After Causing Serious Collision on Interstate 10 in Phoenix

On Thursday, January 19, 2023, at approximately 7:55 p.m., a three-vehicle collision occurred on westbound Interstate 10 near 43rd Avenue, in Phoenix. Multiple 9-1-1 callers reported several vehicles engaging in street racing in the area at the time of the crash.

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Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force and Partners Participate in Initiative to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking

From January 9th through January 13th, 2023, the AZDPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force (CVETF) Division participated in the second annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Human Trafficking Awareness initiative. The initiative seeks to reduce human trafficking throughout North America -

An Arizona State Trooper with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force Talks to a Trucker Beside the Road Tractor trailers and law enforcement vehicles are seen from above parked at an inspection area in northern Arizona
Vehicle Theft Task Force Conducts Sweeping Chop Shop Investigation Near 43rd Avenue and Broadway Road in Phoenix

On Tuesday, January 17, 2023, detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Vehicle Theft Task Force (VTTF) conducted salvage yard business inspections in order to combat chop shop operations at businesses in the area of 4024 to 4124 West Broadway Road in Phoenix. This operation -

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Governor Hobbs Appoints Jeffrey Glover as Director of Arizona Department of Public Safety

We are pleased to announce Governor Hobbs’ appointment of current Tempe Police Chief Jeffrey Glover as Director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Chief Glover brings with him more than 20 years of law enforcement experience. He began his career with the Tempe Police Department in -

Multiple Fatalities in Fiery Crash Involving Six Vehicles on I-10 in Chandler

On Thursday, January 12, 2023, at approximately 6:15 a.m., a commercial truck rear-ended five vehicles resulting in multiple fatalities on eastbound Interstate 10 (I-10) adjacent to the Chandler Boulevard off-ramp. 

State troopers determined a man was driving a commercial truck-tractor hauling an -

Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force Participating in Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative

The AZDPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Task Force (CVETF) Division will participate in the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's 2023 Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative from January 9, 2023, through January 13, 2023. The initiative seeks to reduce human trafficking throughout North America -

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Colonel Heston Silbert Announces Retirement

I am announcing my retirement from the Department of Public Safety effective Friday, January 6, 2023. It has been an honor of a lifetime to have served the men and women of the Department of Public Safety, and the citizens of this great state. As Director I observed firsthand the selflessness -

Nearly $530,000 Awarded to AZDPS by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for Traffic Enforcement and Equipment

Phoenix — The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) has been awarded over $527,000 in grant funding from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). The grants will help with overtime costs for troopers during driving under the influence (DUI) enforcement details, targeted distracted -