Public Safety

The goal is to get impaired drivers off our roadways. Plan ahead and have a sober ride home if you plan to drink this New Year's weekend.

Funeral services for Cooper Lamb, his fiancée Caroline Patten, and their one-year-old daughter, Elaine, will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the LDS Stake Center, 31844 N. Gantzel Road, in San Tan Valley. 

Fireworks will be sold in stores throughout the Town of Queen Creek, but the town has an ordinance that restricts the use of fireworks within the town limits from Dec. 24 through Jan. 3. Consumer fireworks are only allowed on private property and individuals who use, discharge or ignite permissible consumer fireworks are responsible and liable for expenses as a result of any emergency response that is required.

"Thank you to the community for showing such generosity and helping us spread holiday cheer in Queen Creek," QCFMD firefighters posted on their Facebook page Christmas Eve.

The education they have received gives these firefighters advanced life-saving skills that will help keep residents safe as they continue to work hard and stay committed to saving lives in the community.

The female driver of the car, Cooper's fiancé and mother of the child, was hospitalized in life-threatening condition. The driver of the truck was not injured but was arrested for possible impairment, police said.

The firefighters, police officers and teen cadets loaded up a truck full of toys that will be gifted to children in the area as part of their work over the weekend at the 14th Annual Christmas Car Show and Toy Drive, hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Queen Creek and the Queen Creek Family Resource Center. The gifts will help make the holidays brighter for many children in the community.

The Queen Creek Fire and Medical Department would like to share some tips so that you can safely enjoy the season with friends and family.

With the launch of the Queen Creek Police Department, the town is transitioning from an internal police pension reserve to fully funding the PSPRS police plan. The transition includes a payment of $7 million to PSPRS from the town’s $26.3 million internal police pension reserve.

QCPD wants to remind everyone that eggs are corrosive and can cause significant damage to paint and can be costly to clean up for residents.