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Illustration for the Flock camera ordinance: a license plate camera mounted on a pole beside pages labeled "Ordinance," with the Superstition Mountains and a saguaro behind.

Flock Camera Ordinance Passes 7-0 in Apache Junction, Making Misuse a Crime

Oct 7, 2026

Apache Junction’s Flock camera ordinance makes misuse of police license…

Flock camera with an Apache Junction desert backdrop.

Apache Junction Surveillance Ordinance Would Make Employee Misuse a Crime

Sep 19, 2026

A proposed Apache Junction surveillance ordinance would make Flock camera…

Three people walking on a sidewalk at night beside a parked pickup truck, in surveillance video released by police after a Casa Grande shooting.

Girl, 10, wounded after shooting near Casa Grande high school district office; police seek to identify four

Sep 15, 2026

Three people walk along a sidewalk in surveillance video released…

Illustration of a shopping receipt showing a 2.25% charge next to a pause symbol and the words "Not Active Yet" and "San Tan Valley Sales Tax," with a desert landscape in the background.

San Tan Valley Sales Tax Not Active Yet, Town Manager Says

Sep 3, 2026

San Tan Valley’s 2.25% sales tax is not active yet,…

Diagram titled Real-Time Crime Center with five branches: ALPR (Flock) license plate reader, traffic cameras, body-worn cameras, drone as first responder, and dispatch plus 911 tech.

Apache Junction Flock Cameras Remain in Use as Council Plans Work Session

Sep 3, 2026

Apache Junction’s Flock license plate cameras will keep running while…

Adam Power, a bearded man in a dark shirt, speaks at a wooden podium with a microphone during the Casa Grande City Council public comment period, with a three-minute timer showing 3:00 and audience members seated behind him.

Casa Grande Flock Cameras Challenged at Council Meeting

Aug 18, 2026

Three Casa Grande residents challenged the city’s Flock camera program…

A Flock Safety license plate reader camera on a solar-powered pole appears in the foreground while four Pinal County supervisors sit at the dais during the Aug. 12 meeting.

Pinal County Flock Cameras Removal Starts After Right-of-Way Vote

Aug 13, 2026

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Aug.…

Sheriff Teeple Orders Pinal County Flock Cameras Contract Canceled, Citing Fourth Amendment

Sheriff Teeple Orders Pinal County Flock Cameras Contract Canceled, Citing Fourth Amendment

Aug 6, 2026

Sheriff Ross Teeple told the Pinal County Board of Supervisors…

Colored site plan of Apache Junction's City Services Expansion, with labeled areas for the police substation, branch library, community park, 1.43-acre fishing lake, and parks maintenance yard.

New Police Substation, Library and Park With Fishing Lake Coming to Apache Junction

Aug 5, 2026

A new police substation, branch library, and community park with…

Fire engines and firefighters respond to the WM transfer station fire in Casa Grande, spraying water into a smoke-filled loading bay.

Trash fire breaks out at Casa Grande WM transfer station opened in 2025

Jul 31, 2026

Casa Grande fire crews responded to an evening blaze that…

Flames and heavy smoke rise from a mobile home and outbuildings at night during the Apache Junction mobile home fire, with saguaro cactus silhouetted against the blaze.

Apache Junction Mobile Home Fire Prompts Large Multi-Crew Response

Jul 23, 2026

Flames engulf a mobile home and outbuildings near Frontier Street…

Surveillance image of an older man with white hair and a full white beard, wearing a dark green and black short-sleeved shirt, standing inside a store aisle with bicycles visible in the background.

Coolidge Police Seek Help Identifying Person

Jul 23, 2026

Coolidge Police are asking the public for help identifying a…

"A solar-powered Flock license plate camera on a pole beside a two-lane desert road in Pinal County, Arizona, with vehicles passing by.

San Tan Valley and Pinal County Flock Cameras: Sheriff’s Office Answers on Data, Audits and 30 Cases

Jul 16, 2026

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office leaders detailed the Flock license plate…

Apache Junction Prosecutions Up 14.2%, Walmart #1 Hotspot

Apache Junction Prosecutions Up 14.2%, Walmart #1 Hotspot

Jul 9, 2026

Prosecuted criminal cases from Apache Junction rose 14.2% between 2023…

Overhead nighttime surveillance image of a residential driveway with landscape lighting, showing a person near the bottom of the frame carrying blue and red yard decorations

Police seek help identifying person in Casa Grande yard decoration theft

Jul 7, 2026

Casa Grande police are asking the public to help identify…

SR 79 Lane Restrictions for New Passing Lane

SR 79 Lane Restrictions for New Passing Lane

Jun 29, 2026

The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin SR 79 lane…

i10 Wildhorse Pass Map with restrictions.

I-10 Lane Restrictions, June 28–July 2

Jun 28, 2026

News Source: ADOT Plan ahead! Motorists traveling on Interstate 10…

Officer stops

Police Catch Semi-Truck Driver in Illegal Dumping Case

Jun 27, 2026

The Gila River Police Department recently caught a semi-truck driver…

Portable weigh scales sit in a traffic lane bordered by orange cones. A yellow Loves fuel tanker, other commercial trucks, and law enforcement vehicles are visible on the roadway in the background. A white inspection trailer is parked on the right shoulder.

I-10 Commercial Vehicle Inspection Removes 13 Vehicles, 10 Drivers From Service

Jun 14, 2026

AZDPS troopers and ADOT enforcement officers conducted a commercial vehicle…

CDC Warns Parents Not to Use Recalled Nara Organics Formula

CDC Warns Parents Not to Use Recalled Nara Organics Formula

Jun 13, 2026

Federal health officials are warning parents and caregivers not to…

Casa Grande Man Convicted of Threatening to Kill Trump and Harris

Casa Grande Man Convicted of Threatening to Kill Trump and Harris

Jun 10, 2026

A federal jury convicted Rene Ortiz, 56, of Casa Grande…

Graffiti Suspect in Custody After Weeks-Long Investigation

Graffiti Suspect in Custody After Weeks-Long Investigation

Jun 10, 2026

AJPD took a 19-year-old graffiti suspect into custody after a…

Florence Police Notification System Now Texting 911 Callers

Florence Police Notification System Now Texting 911 Callers

Jun 10, 2026

Florence police launched an automated notification system that texts and…

Casa Grande Dump Truck Rollover on Val Vista Blvd; Driver Airlifted to Mesa

Casa Grande Dump Truck Rollover on Val Vista Blvd; Driver Airlifted to Mesa

Jun 3, 2026

The Casa Grande Fire Department responded to a serious dump…

GRIC SR 187 & SR 87 Lane Closures May 26-27

GRIC SR 187 & SR 87 Lane Closures May 26-27

May 24, 2026

ADOT will close lanes on SR 187 and SR 87…

SRP Warns of Utility Scams Targeting Customers Before Memorial Day Weekend

SRP Warns of Utility Scams Targeting Customers Before Memorial Day Weekend

May 22, 2026

Salt River Project is warning customers and small businesses to…

Arizona Wallet App Now Holds Vehicle Registration and Title Documents

Arizona Wallet App Now Holds Vehicle Registration and Title Documents

May 18, 2026

Arizona Wallet now lets residents securely store vehicle registration and…

Coolidge Homicides Drop 86% as Pinal County Attorney Targets Repeat Offenders

Coolidge Homicides Drop 86% as Pinal County Attorney Targets Repeat Offenders

May 18, 2026

Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller told the Coolidge City Council…