Phoenix — Each year during the month of April, the U.S. Attorney’s Office takes the opportunity to recognize Arizonans who have provided outstanding services to the victims of federal crime.
AZDPS News
Five AZDPS Law Enforcement Professionals Receive Special Recognition from the U.S. Attorney’s Office
Release Date:
Friday, April 13, 2018
Phoenix — The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) has allocated $181,901 for the purchase of four specially equipped patrol vehicles for the Department’s Highway Patrol Division.
Release Date:
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Maricopa County, Ariz — Ater realization of the serious charges against him, a wrong-way driver that caused two collisions resulting in several people injured, turned himself in to troopers in front of the Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) headquarters building in Phoenix on Tuesday, March 13,
Release Date:
Friday, March 16, 2018
Navajo County, Ariz. — On March 17, 2018, the Route 66 DUI Task Force, in conjunction with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), will be conducting a DUI enforcement detail in northern Navajo County and eastern Coconino County. The operation will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.
Release Date:
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Pinal County - On March 13, 2018, detectives assigned to the Arizona Department of Public Safety Border Strike Force (AZBSF), stopped a shuttle van near mile post 173 for violating traffic laws.
Release Date:
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Tucson, Ariz. – Operation Southern Shield began Tuesday, March 6, and runs through Thursday, March 8, 2018. Troopers and participating agencies will be patrolling the interstates and state highways in southern Arizona, enforcing state and federal commercial vehicle laws.
Release Date:
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Phoenix — The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) has received $58,000 in federal funds, specifically to help with expenses for troopers taking part in various training programs designed to help detect impaired drivers.
The training programs include:
Release Date:
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Updated on February 15, 2018, at 2:17 p.m.
The suspect driver, 47-year-old Corey Dixon of Los Angeles, was pronounced deceased on scene at 3:43 p.m.
The driver of the semi truck was treated at a local hospital for non life-threatening injuries.
Release Date:
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
McKinley County, New Mexico — An Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) trooper acted quickly, pulling the driver from a vehicle moments before it was struck by a passing train.
Release Date:
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Today, at about 9:59 a.m., an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) sergeant attempted to stop a red Jeep Cherokee SUV for a moving traffic violation along northbound SR 85 near milepost 138, west of the Phoenix metro area.
Release Date:
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
