News RELEASES

Below are recent official news releases from the Public Affairs Unit of the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

• Ranger 52 Helicopter Crew Located and Rescued Overdue Campers
  Wednesday, November 30, 2016
• Ranger 52 Helo Crew Rescues Injured Hiker From Superstition Mountains
  Tuesday, November 22, 2016
• Trooper Arrests Florida Fugitive Wanted for Child Abuse
  Monday, November 21, 2016
• AZDPS Ranger Helicopter Crew Helps Mohave County Find Wanted Suspect
  Friday, November 18, 2016
• Six Suspects Arrested on Numerous Drug Charges in Star Valley
  Friday, November 18, 2016
• Highways Expected To Be Busy During The Upcoming Holiday Period
  Thursday, November 17, 2016
• DPS Awarded Over $365,875 in Federal Grant Funding for FY 2017
  Tuesday, November 15, 2016
• BLUE ALERT HAS BEEN CANCELED
  Tuesday, November 8, 2016
• Seven Suspects Arrested on Numerous Drug Charges in Payson
  Thursday, November 3, 2016
• AZDPS Set to Debut its First-Ever Public Service Center Building
  Wednesday, October 19, 2016
• Operation Safe Driver to Help Improve Commercial Driver Behavior
  Tuesday, October 18, 2016
• Hit and Run Crash Suspect Turns Himself in to State Detectives
  Tuesday, September 13, 2016
• Operation Airbrake to take place in Northern Arizona
  Friday, September 9, 2016
• Thousands Of Marijuana Plants Eradicated On Fort Apache Indian Reservation
  Thursday, August 25, 2016
• Drive By Shooter Sought By State Detectives
  Wednesday, August 24, 2016
• Western Arizona Dust Storm Spawns Multiple Vehicle Crashes
  Tuesday, August 16, 2016
• Arizona Trooper is Grand Champion of Commercial Vehicle Inspections
  Tuesday, August 16, 2016
• Trooper Conducts High-Risk Traffic Stop That Raises Questions
  Saturday, August 13, 2016
• DPS to Review Fees Charged for Public Documents
  Thursday, August 11, 2016
• Dangerous Driving Conditions During the Next 24 Hours
  Tuesday, August 9, 2016
• Video Captures Tailgating Motorist Moments Before Crash
  Friday, August 5, 2016
• Man Arrested After Chasing Trooper
  Wednesday, August 3, 2016
• Video Captures Arrest of Resisting Driver
  Monday, July 25, 2016
• Four Fatalities From Two Vehicle Collision In Northwest Arizona
  Monday, July 25, 2016
• DPS Launches Safety Inspections of Passenger Buses
  Thursday, July 21, 2016
• Driver Arrested Following Dangerous Pursuit on Interstate 17
  Wednesday, July 20, 2016
• Illegal Marijuana "Grows" in Northern Arizona Uprooted
  Monday, July 18, 2016
• Independence Holiday Safety Enforcement Numbers Released by AZ DPS
  Tuesday, July 12, 2016
• Two Die In Morning Roll-Over Crash West of Phoenix
  Monday, July 11, 2016
• Arizona's Move Over Law is Designed to Save Lives
  Friday, July 1, 2016
• Two Road Rage Suspects Arrested
  Thursday, June 30, 2016
• Wrong Way Drivers Endanger Motorists
  Thursday, June 30, 2016
• Statewide Independence Holiday Safety Enforcement Announced By AZ DPS
  Wednesday, June 29, 2016
• Holidays Are Times For Fun, Not Disaster
  Tuesday, June 28, 2016
• Two Minors Die in Collision on Northern Arizona highway
  Tuesday, June 28, 2016
• Arizona Sees Sharp Spike In Traffic Deaths
  Monday, June 27, 2016
• School May Be Out, But Safety Is Always In
  Monday, June 27, 2016
• Trooper Intentionally Collides With Wrong-Way Vehicle Along SR 87
  Thursday, June 23, 2016
• 1,542 Violations Found During Arizona "Operation Roadcheck"
  Wednesday, June 22, 2016
• Wrong Way Collision Turns Fatal
  Saturday, June 18, 2016
• Border Strike Force More Than Just Drug Interdiction
  Friday, June 10, 2016
• "Buckle Up Arizona" Campaign Yields Over 200 Seatbelt Citations
  Friday, June 10, 2016
• Dangerous Hash Oil Laboratory Discovered By State Detectives
  Friday, June 10, 2016
• Arizona Border Strike Force Bureau Getting Results
  Thursday, June 9, 2016
• Two Dead in Separate Collisions on Arizona Highways
  Tuesday, June 7, 2016
• Troopers Investigate Two Separate Overnight Fatal Collisions
  Saturday, June 4, 2016
• Troopers to Host Swift Water Rescue Event
  Friday, June 3, 2016
• I-17 Closing for High Explosive Disposal
  Thursday, June 2, 2016
• Trooper Arrests Two Wanted For Murder
  Monday, May 30, 2016
• Troopers to participate in safety details over holiday weekend
  Thursday, May 26, 2016
• Search warrants turn up stolen vehicles in ongoing investigation
  Thursday, May 26, 2016
• Gunman involved in State Route 87 Shooting Identified
  Wednesday, May 25, 2016
• Real World Training For Arizona's First Responders
  Wednesday, May 18, 2016
• Pursuit with Commercial Vehicle Ends in Gun Fire
  Sunday, May 15, 2016
• $120K Grant Awarded To DPS For Highway Safety Programs
  Friday, May 13, 2016
• Large Amount of Methamphetamine Discovered By State Trooper and His Canine
  Wednesday, May 11, 2016
• Retired Trooper Meets Baby He Saved 36 Years Ago
  Tuesday, May 10, 2016
• Weather Leads To Multiple Vehicle Collisions, Two Dead Six Injured
  Saturday, May 7, 2016
• Closure of I-10 in San Simon Likely With High Wind Advisory
  Wednesday, May 4, 2016
• Arizona Trooper Killed In Line Of Duty To Be Commemorated
  Tuesday, April 26, 2016
• Head-On Collision Claims One Life
  Thursday, April 21, 2016
• ADPS Canine, Yoke, Earned "Top Dog" Award At Competition
  Wednesday, April 20, 2016
• Early Morning Search Warrants in Tucson Yield Guns and Drugs
  Monday, April 18, 2016
• Woman Near Death Rescued In Remote Northwestern Arizona
  Thursday, April 14, 2016
• April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
  Wednesday, April 13, 2016
• Arizona Department of Public Safety to Host BBQ for Champions on April 14
  Tuesday, April 12, 2016
• Arizona Department of Public Safety Pays Tribute to Telecommunicators
  Tuesday, April 12, 2016
• Missing Woman Rescued After Nine Days
  Tuesday, April 12, 2016
• Stealthy Challenger and Mustang Vehicles To Join ADPS Patrol Fleet
  Friday, April 8, 2016
• Impairment Suspected in Wrong Way Collision
  Thursday, April 7, 2016
• TROOPERS APPREHEND FOUR SUSPECTS POSSIBLY INVOLVED IN ARMED ROBBERY
  Tuesday, April 5, 2016
• Man Dies In Two-Vehicle Crash South of Coolidge
  Tuesday, April 5, 2016
• Arizona State Troopers Recover Stolen Property in Yuma Area
  Friday, April 1, 2016
• Collision On State Route 77 Results In A Fatality
  Friday, March 25, 2016
• Seat-belt Could Have Saved the Life of Mother in Crash
  Wednesday, March 23, 2016
• Two Die in Wrong Way Collision
  Saturday, March 19, 2016
• SUV Collides Head-On With Commercial Vehicle
  Thursday, March 17, 2016
• Detectives Looking for Good Samaritans that Helped at Rollover
  Monday, March 14, 2016
• Tragic Crash Takes Officer's Life
  Sunday, March 13, 2016
• Operation Southern Shield: The Results
  Wednesday, March 9, 2016
• Electronic Fingerprint Application System (EFAS) Process To Go Live
  Wednesday, March 2, 2016
• Operation Southern Shield Coming March 1st Through 3rd
  Monday, February 29, 2016
• Violent suspect taken into custody
  Thursday, February 25, 2016
• Trooper Involved in On Duty Shooting
  Monday, February 22, 2016
• Four Arrested During Search Warrants in Southern Arizona
  Thursday, February 18, 2016
• Woman Under Investigation For 2nd Degree Murder After Killing Motorcyclist
  Wednesday, February 17, 2016
• New Canine Helps Detectives Relieve Stress
  Friday, February 12, 2016
• Border Strike Force Bureau Showing More Results Over Past Six Days
  Thursday, February 11, 2016
• Over A Ton of Marijuana Seized During ‘Operation Sidewinder’
  Wednesday, February 10, 2016
• Border Strike Force Canine Troopers Continue Making Drug Seizures
  Tuesday, February 9, 2016
• Nationwide Manhunt Comes To An End in Arizona
  Monday, February 8, 2016
• Road Rage Leads To Shooting
  Monday, February 8, 2016
• Troopers Arrest Suspected Drug Smugglers
  Friday, February 5, 2016
• Serious Collision Involving a Motorcycle Critically Injures Man
  Friday, February 5, 2016
• Border Strike Force Canine Trooper Seizes Almost 20lbs of Cocaine
  Friday, February 5, 2016
• Troopers Save a Golden Eagle
  Wednesday, February 3, 2016
• 36 At-Risk Children Rescued by Arizona State Troopers Since 2014
  Tuesday, February 2, 2016
• New Seat Belt Campaign Launched by the Arizona Department of Public Safety
  Monday, February 1, 2016
• Two Injured After Fleeing from Troopers in S. Ariz.
  Sunday, January 24, 2016
• Fake 911 Calls in Northern Arizona Being Investigated by State Detectives
  Thursday, January 21, 2016
• Collision Outside of Prescott Leaves One Dead, Another Critically Injured
  Saturday, January 16, 2016
• 5 Killed in Fiery Crash
  Thursday, January 14, 2016
• Trooper Hospitalized After Being Struck on a Traffic Stop
  Thursday, January 14, 2016
• Department of Public Safety Set To Rollout the Arizona Border Strike Force
  Tuesday, January 12, 2016
• Wrong-Way Collision Claims Lives of Two Men on SR 303 at Bell Road
  Sunday, January 10, 2016
• Director Meets with Counterpart in Mexico
  Wednesday, January 6, 2016
• Help Make Highways Safer, Report Dangerous Driving Behavior
  Thursday, December 31, 2015
• Air Rescue Saves Injured Hiker
  Thursday, December 31, 2015
• Two men shot during road rage along L101 in west valley
  Thursday, December 24, 2015
• DPS Predicts Heavy Holiday Travel
  Wednesday, December 23, 2015
• State Trooper on morning jog in Kingman helps save man’s life
  Monday, December 14, 2015
• Over $320k federal grant awarded to Arizona Department of Public Safety
  Friday, December 4, 2015
• Stolen truck crashes into school bus, home before suspects arrested by DPS
  Wednesday, December 2, 2015
• Troopers to Participate in Statewide Details Over the Holiday Week
  Tuesday, November 24, 2015
• State criminalists and detectives exhume human remains in Page
  Wednesday, November 18, 2015
• Troopers Investigate a Fatal Wrong-Way Collision in Midtown Tucson
  Wednesday, November 18, 2015
• AZ DPS Trooper helps welcome newborn into the world
  Tuesday, November 17, 2015
• Suspect in Halloween road-rage shooting arrested earlier today
  Wednesday, November 4, 2015
• Canine Finds Dangerous Drugs During Traffic Stop in Tucson Area
  Friday, October 30, 2015
• Aviation Unit Rescues Injured Hiker
  Tuesday, October 27, 2015
• Troopers Arrest Mother for Leaving Children In Her Car
  Wednesday, October 21, 2015
• Troopers seize nearly 500 pounds of marijuana from SUV in Phoenix
  Tuesday, October 13, 2015
• Arizona State Trooper Jeremy Barr will hold a media availability on Oct. 14
  Tuesday, October 13, 2015
• Suspects identified in Oct. 11 shooting incident on I-10
  Monday, October 12, 2015
• DPS seeking driver of a Cadillac Escalade involved in hit-and-run collision
  Friday, October 9, 2015
• Boy Scouts in distress rescued after leader suffers cardiac arrest
  Monday, October 5, 2015
• AZ citizens led State detectives to the arrest of SR 101 shooting suspect
  Sunday, October 4, 2015
• Arizona State detectives investigating shooting along SR 101 in west valley
  Saturday, October 3, 2015
• 3rd Annual Arizona Department of Public Safety Memorial 5k Run
  Wednesday, September 23, 2015
• Chronology and Update: Freeway shootings
  Saturday, September 19, 2015
• ADPS Aviation conducts rescue missions in response to heavy flooding
  Friday, September 18, 2015
• $50K Reward Offered for Info Leading to the Arrest of Freeway Shooter
  Monday, September 14, 2015
• Freeway shooting announcement by Arizona DPS Director Col. Frank Milstead
  Saturday, September 12, 2015
• Shooting along the Loop 202 freeway
  Monday, September 7, 2015
• LABOR DAY WEEKEND TRAVEL NEWS CONFERENCE
  Thursday, September 3, 2015
• State Troopers set to increase their presence for Labor Day weekend
  Thursday, September 3, 2015
• Suspect flees from Arizona State Trooper during traffic stop
  Thursday, September 3, 2015
• Satellite TV tech recognized for heroically coming to aid of State trooper
  Wednesday, September 2, 2015
• 4 shootings along I-10 under investigation by detectives and state troopers
  Saturday, August 29, 2015
• Hit and Run silver vehicle that struck boy sought by state troopers
  Saturday, August 29, 2015
• 102.1 mph speeder spotted by State trooper pilot and crew along S.R. 87
  Friday, August 28, 2015
• Road Rage Driver Caught on Video Arrested By Arizona State Troopers
  Wednesday, August 26, 2015
• Trooper Seizes $960,000 of Marijuana from Abandoned Pickup
  Wednesday, August 26, 2015
• Troopers Help ADOT Catch Suspected Rest Stop Vandal
  Tuesday, August 25, 2015
• AZ State Trooper Jeremy Barr intercepts wrong-way truck during a collision
  Monday, August 24, 2015
• Troopers Investigate Fatal Involving Truck and School Bus Near Sierra Vista
  Friday, August 21, 2015
• Arizona State Troopers seize drugs, money and weapons
  Thursday, August 20, 2015
• DPS arrests gang member for illegal business, drugs and weapons
  Monday, August 17, 2015
• Northern Arizona Citizen's Police Academy Set to Begin on Sept. 9
  Friday, August 14, 2015
• Troopers Investigate Early Morning Injury Collision Involving Inmate Bus
  Tuesday, August 11, 2015
• State Trooper Air Unit Rescues Three People Stranded On the Gila River
  Monday, August 10, 2015
• State trooper halts wrong-way vehicle traveling on I-40 near Joseph City
  Wednesday, August 5, 2015
• Citizen helps State trooper arrest man during violent altercation along I10
  Friday, July 31, 2015
• 3 killed and 6 injured in roll-over collision along I-10 in Phoenix
  Sunday, July 26, 2015
• Now Hiring Arizona State troopers
  Friday, July 24, 2015
• Arizona State Troopers seize more than 203 pounds of marijuana
  Thursday, July 23, 2015
• Arizona State Trooper named acting Police Chief in Kearny, Arizona
  Thursday, July 23, 2015
• State Trooper James Casey to discuss his amazing recovery on July 20
  Friday, July 17, 2015
• Arizona State Trooper Seizes $428,981 in Currency on Traffic Stop
  Tuesday, July 14, 2015
• DPS Troopers arrest one after pursuit on Interstate 19
  Friday, July 10, 2015
• Troopers arrest child molestation suspect
  Friday, July 10, 2015
• Human Trafficking Enforcement Operation Conducted by ADPS
  Thursday, July 9, 2015
• Morning Rollover on I-8 Near Gila Bend Results in 1 Injured and 1 Deceased
  Thursday, July 9, 2015
• Motorcyclist arrested in connection with the death of his passenger
  Wednesday, July 8, 2015
• Statement from Col. Milstead on sentencing of man in death of Ofc. Huffman
  Wednesday, July 8, 2015
• Highway safety team prepared to target over the Fourth of July weekend
  Thursday, July 2, 2015
• It is illegal to stop on highways and freeways to watch firework displays
  Thursday, July 2, 2015
• witnesses sought in hit-and-run collision, driver suspected of impairment
  Thursday, June 25, 2015
• Trooper Stops Wrong-Way Driver On I-17 Near Black Canyon City
  Tuesday, June 23, 2015
• TROOPER HELPS RESCUE ABDUCTED CALIFORNIA JUVENILE
  Monday, June 22, 2015
• Summer Driving Tips
  Friday, June 19, 2015
• three arrests during an investigation of stolen dump trailers
  Friday, June 19, 2015
• Wrong-way driver dead after head-on collision along I-8 near Stanfield, AZ
  Saturday, June 13, 2015
• DPS GIITEM Units Arrest Career Criminal
  Thursday, June 11, 2015
• Officer Recovers 310 Pounds of Marijuana in Green Valley Area
  Tuesday, June 9, 2015
• DPS Arrests Wrong-Way Driver
  Friday, June 5, 2015
• 58-year-old dehydrated hiker rescued by DPS helicopter after 11 day hike
  Wednesday, June 3, 2015
• Yavapai Sheriff's Office Involved in Shooting, Arizona DPS Investigating
  Sunday, May 31, 2015
• DPS to participate in large-scale commercial vehicle safety operation
  Friday, May 29, 2015
• Several Pounds of Methamphetamine Seized During Traffic Stop
  Wednesday, May 27, 2015
• Machete wielding man safely taken into custody by DPS officers
  Monday, May 25, 2015
• DPS investigating a vehicle/pedestrian fatal collision
  Friday, May 22, 2015
• DPS, ADOT and GOHS to Make Roads Safer For Holiday Travelers
  Thursday, May 21, 2015
• Buckle Up Arizona Campaign May 18-31st
  Monday, May 18, 2015
• DPS detectives provide assistance in cold case arrest for murder
  Friday, May 15, 2015
• DPS helps recover the body of deceased illegal border crosser
  Wednesday, May 13, 2015
• 130 mph speeder causes crash along State Route 51
  Monday, May 4, 2015
• DPS aircraft to help spot speeders this weekend along State Route 51
  Friday, May 1, 2015
• DPS Makes Arrest Related to Fatal Crash
  Friday, May 1, 2015
• DPS Arrests Absconder Convicted on Attempted Murder Charges
  Friday, May 1, 2015
• DPS set to honor its fallen officers during ceremony on May 4
  Friday, May 1, 2015
• DPS looking for vehicle involved in fatal crash
  Thursday, April 30, 2015
• DPS Participate in Multi-State Operation to Rescue Endangered Children
  Wednesday, April 29, 2015
• DPS Officer locates more than $227,000 in cash during traffic stop
  Friday, April 24, 2015
• 150Lbs of Marijuana and A Vehicle on Routine Traffic Stop
  Thursday, April 23, 2015
• DPS to Host Fundraiser BBQ on April 16 to Benefit Special Olympics Arizona
  Wednesday, April 15, 2015
• 55 bundles of meth seized during traffic stop on I-10 by Arizona DPS
  Monday, April 13, 2015
• Vehicles, Guns & Drugs are Seized During Search Warrant in Safford
  Friday, April 10, 2015
• 96 Lbs of Marijuana Seized During Traffic Stop in Benson Area
  Monday, April 6, 2015
• DPS Officer Seizes Heroin During Traffic Stop
  Friday, April 3, 2015
• AZ Cops Rescuing More Exploited Children Thanks to New Training Program
  Thursday, April 2, 2015
• Two Females arrested transporting 25lbs of cocaine.
  Wednesday, April 1, 2015
• Wrong Way Driver on I-10 in #Tucson Area Located & Arrested
  Tuesday, March 31, 2015
• Missouri Murder Suspect Captured During Pursuit
  Friday, March 27, 2015
• Update - Cottonwood Police Shooting @ Walmart 3-21-15
  Thursday, March 26, 2015
• Cottonwood Police Involved in Shooting, Arizona DPS Investigating
  Monday, March 23, 2015
• 28.7Lbs of Meth Seized From West #Phoenix Neighborhood
  Saturday, March 21, 2015
• DPS Officer discovers 56 packages of marijuana in a gas tank
  Friday, March 20, 2015
• Arizona DPS Seizes 41 lbs of Marijuana and A Motor Home
  Thursday, March 19, 2015
• 1,079 Lbs of Marijuana Seized after Pursuit on I10 from Benson to #Tucson
  Wednesday, March 18, 2015
• Canine Officer Seizes Nearly $200,000 in Cash on Traffic Stop
  Wednesday, March 18, 2015
• 4,610 pounds of marijuana in 8 days
  Thursday, March 12, 2015
• DPS set to Participate in Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Driving Rally
  Monday, March 9, 2015
• Accused Getaway Driver, Barry Hassell, Captured by Arizona DPS
  Saturday, March 7, 2015
• $1.7 Million Worth of Marijuana Seized By DPS
  Friday, March 6, 2015
• 168 Commercial Vehicles Put Out of Service During Operation Southern Shield
  Thursday, March 5, 2015
• DPS Receives Grant from GOHS for Seat Belt Campaign
  Tuesday, March 3, 2015
• Air Rescue Participates in Re-certification with Arizona State Forestry
  Monday, March 2, 2015
• 20 NAU Students and Faculty Rescued By DPS Northern Air Rescue
  Wednesday, February 25, 2015
• DPS Arrests 2 Men after Finding 4 Bales of Marijuana in their Car
  Tuesday, February 24, 2015
• Canine Officer Seizes 28 pounds of Meth during Traffic Stop in Tucson
  Monday, February 23, 2015
• Major Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Operation - February 24-26
  Monday, February 23, 2015
• DPS Officers and Detectives Seize Methamphetamine Valued at $440K Within Broccoli Load
  Saturday, February 14, 2015
• 3 suspects apprehended after leading DPS officer on high-speed chase- SR191
  Thursday, February 12, 2015
• Fatal Collisions On Arizona Highways At 10 Year Low According to DPS
  Thursday, February 5, 2015
• DPS Releases Further Information from Fatal Collision on SR-77 Near Mammoth
  Monday, February 2, 2015
• AZ's Vehicle Theft Task Force Recovers Luxury Vehicles and Arrests 2 Men
  Friday, January 30, 2015
• DPS Investigating Wrong-Way Collision Along I-17 at Bethany Home Road
  Tuesday, January 27, 2015
• DPS Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Morenci
  Tuesday, January 27, 2015
• Arizona Department of Public Safety Officer Recovers Nearly 100 Counterfeit
  Monday, January 26, 2015
• Gang Detectives Serve High-Risk Search Warrant
  Friday, January 23, 2015
• DPS Investigating Critical Injury Collision After High-Speed Pursuit Ends
  Tuesday, January 20, 2015
• Driver Arrested In Fatal Collision on I-19
  Friday, January 16, 2015
• Officers are attempting to locate reckless driver in the #Tucson Area
  Friday, January 16, 2015
• DPS’ Gang Task Force arrests four suspects in the west valley
  Friday, January 16, 2015
• Officers Investigate an early morning fatal collision on Interstate 19
  Monday, January 12, 2015
• Woman Arrested for 2nd Degree Murder Stemming from Fatal Collision
  Monday, January 12, 2015
• Show your support for Law Enforcement
  Wednesday, January 7, 2015
• Storm could bring up to a foot of snow.
  Tuesday, December 30, 2014
• Heavy Holiday Travel Predicted This Week
  Tuesday, December 23, 2014
• Wrong-Way Driver Patricia Murphy Self-Surrenders to Detectives
  Friday, December 19, 2014
• Arrest Made in Single Vehicle Fatal Collision
  Monday, December 15, 2014
• Teenager Killed in Two-Vehicle Collision Along I-10 at Baseline Road
  Friday, December 12, 2014
• DPS Still Searching for Suspect in Hit and Run Death of Woman
  Thursday, December 11, 2014
• DPS Expands Operations With Funding From GOHS
  Thursday, December 11, 2014
• GOHS Funds 11 New Patrol Motorcycles for DPS
  Wednesday, December 10, 2014
• DPS has success in I-40 Challenge
  Thursday, December 4, 2014
• Phoenix Man Killed in Rear-End Collision Along I-10 at 67th Avenue
  Monday, December 1, 2014
• DPS Officers Intercept and Disable Wrong-Way Vehicle and Arrest Driver
  Monday, November 24, 2014
• DPS will step up efforts to strive for zero fatalities on Highways.
  Monday, November 24, 2014