A 61-year-old man was arrested for fraudulent schemes and organized retail theft in Gilbert, an act in which his 89-year-old mother allegedly helped, according to the Gilbert Police Department.

Gilbert police responded to a neighborhood near Guadalupe and Lindsay roads after a 5-year-old fired a handgun in the front yard Saturday morning, said Sgt. Jesse Sanger, Gilbert PD spokesman.

While use of methamphetamine is down in Gilbert, heroin and prescription drugs are on the uptick, according to the Gilbert Police Department.

Police have named the victim shot and killed in front of a Gilbert home Thursday night.

A school project provoked a Gilbert police department response and a lockdown at Williams Field High School on Friday.

Gilbert police are asking for information on the location of a missing 15-year-old girl.

A large hay fire near Warner and Hawes roads could be out as soon as Wednesday night, but continued to cause smoke and haze in Gilbert and Mesa. That has sparked a large number of calls from concerned citizens to the communication centers in both cities, according to a Gilbert spokesperson.

Higley Unified School District athletic director Art Wagner, 43, was found dead near Higley High School Wednesday morning, according to the Gilbert Police Department. Police say the matter is still under investigation, but believe Wagner died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

A “Celebration of Life” service to honor respected educator and leader among state high school sports circles Art Wagner is scheduled for Monday night at 6 p.m. at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts in Gilbert.

LEOLA, PA. - Police arrested a man Thursday in the gruesome killing of six relatives in his grandmother's home, where four of the bodies were found wrapped in blankets in the basement, and blood, bone fragments and a hammer were discovered upstairs, authorities said.

Star Parker: Who are the discriminators and haters here? Rush Limbaugh can't make an investment in a NFL team because some don't like him? Based on something he did? No, based on who they allege he is.

Hundreds of volunteers and police officers poked around prickly pear and mesquite trees Saturday in search of three things: a collared sweater with a zipper, a pair of American Eagle blue jeans, and Jackie Hartman.