At approximately 3:08 a.m., troopers responded to a call of a man on the highway in the area of westbound SR202, west of 40th Street. It is a criminal offense for pedestrians to be on the highway which includes the right-of-way adjacent to the road.
News Releases
You are Cordially invited to attend the
2017 Department of Public Safety Officer Memorial Ceremony
Friday, April 28, 2017 - 11:17am
With the arrest of Aaron Juan Saucedo on Friday by Phoenix Police Department the DPS has received inquiries about any involvement that DPS may have had with evidence related to that arrest, specifically a highpoint 9mm handgun.
Monday, April 24, 2017 - 5:59pm
West Valley – a 27-year-old man took his eyes off the road while reaching for his cup of coffee from the center console and slammed his pickup truck into the rear-end of a smaller truck.
Friday, April 14, 2017 - 9:05am
The Arizona Law Enforcement Academy (ALEA) is a multi-agency police academy that trains recruits for numerous law enforcement agencies throughout metro Phoenix and around the state.
Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 4:49pm
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) was recently awarded a grant from the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) totaling $10,962.00 to purchase new traffic enforcement equipment for AZDPS' Capitol District.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 10:45am
Coconino County, Arizona — A 24-year-old female from Texas, traveling in a remote area of the Havasupai Reservation, became stranded when her car ran out of gas.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 10:08am
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico — The Arizona Department of Public Safety’s (ADPS) Director, Col. Frank Milstead, had a rare visit with Adolfo Garcia Morales, Secretary of Public Safety for the State of Sonora on January 4, 2016.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 9:56am
Phoenix — Five people were killed after the vehicle they were traveling in vaulted off of a freeway overpass and landed 50 feet below in the dirt median of Interstate 10. Upon impact the vehicle ignited into flames with all five occupants still inside.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 9:47am
A ten year veteran trooper with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (ADPS) has been hospitalized following a collision early Thursday morning on westbound Interstate 10 at 43rd avenue.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 9:35am
