Nogales school teacher arrested for transporting meth and cocaine
On February 21, 2012, at about 7:10 p.m., an Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Officer stopped a 1997 BMW four-door sedan for speeding in a construction zone and for following another vehicle too closely. The traffic stop took place along Interstate 10 near Eloy. The driver agreed to a se...

Get your 'Clicks' on Route 66 detail along I-40 this Friday
On Friday February 3, the Arizona Department of Public Safety?s Highway Patrol Division will be a part of a multi-state enforcement program focusing on the use of seatbelts. Other states participating include Oklahoma, Iowa, Mississippi, New Mexico, California, Texas and Kansas. Troopers from thos...

Hit and Run Driver Sought
Normal 0 0 1 115 661 5 1 811 11.1282 The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) needs the public?s help to identify the driver of a vehicle that left the scene of a fatal collision on Monday, Jan. 23. The fatal collision occurred just after 4 a.m. in the sout...

DPS helps identify military veteran killed 10 years ago
On August 10, 2001, a male pedestrian crossing the street at 15th Avenue and McDowell Road in Phoenix was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene and was never located. He died from his injuries. The victim had no identification and a check of his fingerprints showed no local record. He remaine...

11 commercial vehicles placed out of service during special one day detail
A unique law enforcement operation took place yesterday morning on Interstate 10 in Phoenix involving Highway Patrol Officers from the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) and their counterparts from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Idaho Highway Patrol (IHP). Also involved in the ...