The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is now using new body scanners at its jails to prevent inmates from smuggling in drugs, weapons, and other contraband. Since the scanners were installed, they have ...

PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office found an inmate with a concealed firearm over the weekend, authorities said. MCSO scanners identified the firearm, which went undetected when the inmate ...

MCSO K-9 Max was exposed to fentanyl on April 23 after alerting deputies that the drug was reportedly on an inmate. K-9 Max was treated with Narcan and has already made a full recovery. MARICOPA ...

PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone announced Wednesday a detention officer accused of attempting to smuggle fentanyl and methamphetamine into a jail was arrested. Andres Salazar, who ...

Sheriff Russ Skinner staked his longtime law enforcement career to win the office he was temporarily named to and failed, getting unexpectedly knocked out in the July 30 Democratic primary. Aside from ...