Trooper injured after driver crashes into fire department, DPS vehicle in Flagstaff

Flagstaff, AZ (AZFamily) — Officers are recovering after a driver crashed into two emergency vehicles on a busy highway in northern Arizona Thursday night. According to the Department of Public Safety, officers with the department were investigating the crash that happened on Interstate 40 near Lone Tree Road around 9 p.m. When they arrived on […]

Video Captures Moment Car Smashes Into State Trooper And Pulled Over Vehicle

Oklahoma authorities on Thursday released dashcam video showing the moment a car collided with a state trooper during a routine traffic stop in early January. of video Officer Jesse Gregory is shown questioning the driver through the passenger side window as another car crashes. The impact of the collision caused the trooper to fly into […]

Lake Havasu man accused of trying to kill DPS trooper found guilty

PHOENIX — An Arizona man was convicted of attempted first-degree murder and other charges stemming from a 2022 shootout and chase with DPS officers, officials said Friday. Juan Manuel Rodriguez of the City of Lake Havasu was convicted of a total of 11 counts on July 19. According to a ministry press release. DPS said […]

REPORT: Suspect Who Fatally Shot State Trooper Killed

Two Pennsylvania state troopers were injured and one died in a shootout with a man in Juniata County on Saturday, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. At around 12:45 p.m., the suspect opened fire on police officers in the Mifflintown Borough of Juniata County, seriously injuring one officer. Pennsylvania State Police Media Release Said. Other […]

Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper passes away

Cochise County, Arizona (KGUN) — The Arizona Department of Public Safety announced that police officer Taron S. Maddux passed away on April 29 after a battle with cancer. According to the Department of Defense, Maddux was born in Douglas in 1971 and graduated from Douglas High School in 1990. Maddux joined the United States Air […]

State trooper shoots, kills man in Apache County, officials say

A state trooper shot and killed a man in Apache County late Saturday night, state officials said. Police opened fire near U.S. Highway 191 and East Sun Lane in Saunders, Arizona at approximately 10:15 p.m., killing one suspect, Public Safety Department spokesman Bert Graves said. Graves did not provide details of what led to the […]