$500,000 Buckeye Police hiring grant approved to address domestic violence
Buckeye will receive $500,000 from a U.S. Justice Department grant to pay part of the salaries for four new officers who will focus on domestic violence and human trafficking. The […]
BPD approved for VR training system, crisis trainer
The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awarded Buckeye Police Department a $269,166 grant to purchase a new virtual reality training system and fund the salary for […]
Police awarded fentanyl robot grant
Buckeye Police Department will soon add a unique new tool to its toolbox: a quadruped fentanyl-sensing robot. The device will be purchased in part through an approximately $127,000 grant from […]
Contract secures police body cameras
An approved contract purchase addendum with Delaware-based Axon Enterprises Inc. secures body-worn cameras for the Buckeye Police Department in the following year. The approximately $486,500 contract includes purchasing the cameras […]
Police charging 13-year-old for allegedly calling in gun threat to Buckeye Elementary School
A 13-year-old student at Bales Elementary School was accused today of making a threatening phone call that sent Buckeye Elementary School into lockdown and drew in a police response. Buckeye […]
Vigil for missing Arizona geologist Daniel Robinson coming to Phoenix
David Robinson, the father of missing Arizona geologist Daniel Robinson, is hosting a vigil for his missing son in June. The vigil will be in Phoenix on June 28th. The […]
Tack Room shooting investigation ongoing, suspect seemingly identified
Officers have contacted all parties and have held charges related to an investigation of a shooting incident that sent one man to the hospital, which occurred outside The Tack Room […]
Imprisoned Buckeye teacher pulled child victim out of class, made him designated drive: lawsuit
The Buckeye teacher who was convicted of having a relationship with an underage foreign exchange student faces a civil suit that details the level of inappropriateness officials allegedly knew of, […]
Update: Pedestrian killed in crash on Rainbow Road
A 43-year-old man, Michael Ferrell, has died from injuries sustained in a crash on Rainbow Road near Roeser Road, Buckeye police confirmed. The incident occurred when Ferrell was struck by […]
Two Arrested in Connection with School Threats in Buckeye, Arizona
The Buckeye Police Department has announced the arrest of two students following a series of threats of school shootings that circulated on social media in recent days. The department received […]