AZDPS News

State Trooper Arrested on 61 counts of Sex-Related, Kidnapping and Fraud Charges

Update posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at 9:20 AM.

Release Date:
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Press Conference: Today, Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at 3:00 PM in Phoenix at AZDPS

Press Conference: State Trooper arrested on multiple criminal charges
Speaker: Colonel Frank Milstead, AZDPS Director


Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM

Release Date:
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Estimated $4.5 Million in Drugs Discovered by Troopers During Truck Inspections in Northern Arizona

Navajo County, Arizona — On August 11, 2019, troopers seized over $4.5 million worth of drugs and arrested two commercial truck drivers and a passenger during two vehicle inspections near the city of Holbrook on Interstate 40.

Release Date:
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
AZDPS Border Strike Force Recovers Stolen Vehicles and Dismantles a Chop Shop in Tolleson

Tolleson, Arizona — On Wednesday, August 14, 2019, the Arizona's Border Strike Force (ABSF) Vehicle Theft Task Force (VTTF) investigation lead to a search warrant resulting in the recovery of several stolen vehicles, stolen car parts, the arrest of one suspect, and the dismantling of a chop shop.

Release Date:
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
“First Protector” train-the-trainer event coming for Arizona law enforcement

Arizona — The Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC), will be hosting a two-day “First Protector” train-the-trainer for 150 state, local and tribal law enforcement officers statewide September 18thand 19thin the Phoenix area. 

 

Release Date:
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Wrong-Way Driver Kills 20-Year-Old Woman on SR 101 in Glendale

On Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 11:31 PM, AZDPS was notified of a three-vehicle, wrong-way collision on State Route 101 at Union Hills.

Release Date:
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019, AT PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TERMINAL 4

Arizona Department of Public Safety Director, Colonel

Release Date:
Monday, July 29, 2019
Trooper’s Traffic Stop Leads Task Force to Arrest of Career Criminal in Phoenix

Phoenix — On Tuesday, July 9, 2019, the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s (AZDPS) Career Criminal Unit arrested 28-year-old Lewis Martinez, a career criminal, for:
•    Armed Robbery
•    Trafficking in Stolen Property in the First Degree (11 Counts)
•    Money Laundering

Release Date:
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Arizona State Trooper Facing Numerous Felony Charges for Forgery, Fraud and Theft

Phoenix — On Wednesday, July 10, 2019, after an internal audit and investigation, Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) detectives arrested 27-year-old Pedro Javier Aguila Muniz at the department’s headquarters.

Release Date:
Thursday, July 11, 2019
AZDPS Detectives Seeking Public's Help in Locating White Pickup Truck Involved in Injury Collision on Salt River Bridge Along I-10

 

Updated on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at 5:15 PM.

The white pickup truck that reportedly cut off the Chevy SUV is described as a white older model, boxy, Chevrolet or Ford pickup truck with primer around the right rear wheel area. 

Release Date:
Saturday, July 6, 2019