Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies received several reports of shots fired in the 17000 block of Caliente Drive on Monday, Nov. 28, and they arrested a Fountain Hills man for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after investigating.

As the suspect was backing out of his driveway a neighbor confronted him about his barking dogs. This prompted the suspect to pick up a handgun lying on the vehicle console and get out of the car. The Sheriff’s report was unclear whether the suspect pointed the gun at the victim, but does say he fired a shot into the air as the victim backed away.

The suspect then pulled back into his garage and went into the house where he unloaded the weapon and left it on a counter. He then went back outside where he was when deputies arrived.

Deputies reported that over a period of time the Sheriff’s Office has received half a dozen barking dog complaints at the address of the suspect.

The suspect was booked into Fourth Avenue Jail in Phoenix and faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

*On Monday, Nov. 28, deputies received a report that someone had stolen tools and a GPS from an unsecured vehicle parked in the 15000 block of Tumbleweed Drive.

*On Monday, Nov. 21, a deputy stopped a Mesa woman for speeding on Saguaro Boulevard and found she had no valid driver license and no proof of insurance. Her vehicle was impounded.

*On Monday, Nov. 28, a Scottsdale man was stopped for criminal speed on Rio Verde Drive near 152nd Street. He was found to be driving without a valid license. His speed was measured at 70 where the speed limit is 50.

*On Tuesday, Nov. 29, a female juvenile was found to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia while at the Fountain Hills High School campus. Deputies were contacted by Text-A-Tip.

*On Tuesday, Nov. 29, deputies made a traffic stop at Shea Boulevard and Technology Drive and cited a Fountain Hills man for driving with a suspended license and driving a vehicle with a suspended license plate.

*On Tuesday, Nov. 29, a Fountain Hills business owner reported someone had written a fraudulent check against their construction company account. The check was for $450.

*On Thursday, Dec. 1, deputies received a complaint from a Fountain Hills resident concerning trash being dumped in Ashbrook Wash in the 16000 block of Ashbrook Drive.

*On Wednesday, Nov. 30, deputies received a report that someone had used the identity of an elderly Fountain Hills man to open a department store credit account.

*On Thursday, Dec. 1, a Fountain Hills man was stopped for speeding and was found to be driving a vehicle with the license plate suspended. He was also taken into custody on two outstanding misdemeanor warrants from Phoenix and Scottsdale courts.

*On Thursday, Dec. 1, a woman reported receiving threats from her boyfriend as she was preparing to move out of his house in Fountain Hills.

*On Friday, Dec. 2, deputies investigated a two-vehicle collision on Rio Verde Drive at 165th Street. As a driver attempting to pass other vehicles traveling eastbound, he struck a vehicle attempting to turn left in front of him. There were no injuries.

*On Thursday, Dec. 1, a Peoria man was cited and released after he was stopped for criminal speed on Saguaro Boulevard in Fountain Hills. He was measured traveling 61 miles per hour where the speed limit is 35.

*On Saturday, Dec. 3, deputies were called to a minor rear-end collision on Saguaro Boulevard at Avenue of the Fountains. A motorist unfamiliar with the town stopped quickly at the stop sign and was struck from behind. There were no injuries and deputies issued a citation to the rear driver for failure to control his vehicle to avoid a collision.

*On Saturday, Dec. 3, a Scottsdale woman was cited for excessive speed on McDowell Mountain Road where she was measured traveling 71 were the speed limit is 45.

*On Saturday, Dec. 3, a pedestrian was struck in the crosswalk at Palisades and Fountain Hills boulevards. The driver said she did not see the man in the dark. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of a leg injury. The driver was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian.