The decision reverses a policy imposed by former Sheriff Paul Penzone in response to rising overdose deaths and the arrest of a correctional officer.

Nicholas Tyler Perkins, 24, is facing two felony charges, and authorities said they are investigating whether more charges will be applied.

A man in custody with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is being accused of killing a fellow inmate, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. Muhammad Toure, 26, is charged on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Darshaquise Small-Duran, according to the attorney's office.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says employees no longer have to pass through security scanners when entering a jail facility.

The new Maricopa County sheriff announced the Sheriff's Office would no longer require employees to be scanned or have their property searched when entering a county jail. “We hire the best ...

Johnson, who lives in Buckeye, reached out to 12News when she and others made the disturbing discovery. Closer to her home, she's seen about a dozen dead animals piled together. But the problem plagues the West Valley and Johnson isn't the only one to encounter it.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said three vehicles were involved in the collision reported at about 11:45 a.m. No other injuries were reported aside from the two men taken to the hospital. MCSO said the intersection has been closed in all directions as detectives investigate the scene.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has identified the three people who died in an carbon monoxide poisoning at Saguaro Lake in Mesa over the weekend

Here's what we know about three people dying from what officials believe to be carbon monoxide poisoning on a boat at Saguaro Lake on Jan. 18.

Cities and sheriff's offices will be on the front lines of enforcing stricter immigration policies from the state and new Trump administration.

Amanda and Jason Elderkin and Amanda's mother Julieanne Afman were found dead on a boat at Saguaro Lake on Jan. 18. Was it carbon monoxide poisoning?

The three people were identified as Amanda Elderkin and Jason Elderkin, a couple, and Julieanne Afman, the mother of Amanda.