Maricopa County Sheriff’s detectives are searching for a pair of potential thieves after they threatened a Fountain Hills man with a gun outside his home in the 11000 block of Pinto Drive on Sunday, Oct. 20.

It was shortly after 6 a.m. when the victim opened his garage door and went back inside the house briefly. When he returned to the garage he found a man standing inside his garage. When he was challenged the suspect fled toward a pickup truck in the street.

The homeowner followed and as he approached the street the suspect told a woman driving the vehicle to “shoot him.” The driver pointed a small handgun in the direction of the resident and at the same time the victim tossed the contents of a coffee cup toward the vehicle.

The suspects did not fire the weapon and fled the scene toward Fountain Hills Boulevard.

Law enforcement issued a bulletin for the vehicle, a smaller late model -- two-door Ford pickup, possibly a Ranger, gray in color, unknown license plate.

The homeowner was not injured.

*On Tuesday, Oct. 8, a Fountain Hills man was arrested when he was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia after the judge at the Fountain Hills municipal court remanded him to custody.

*On Monday, Oct. 14, a Fountain Hills woman reported the theft of two gold chains from her residence in the 17000 block of Grande Boulevard. The estimated value of the chains is $1,400.

*On Tuesday, Oct. 15, a vehicle backing into a parking place at a condo complex in the 10000 block of Saguaro Boulevard jumped the curb and struck the wall causing damage to the wall and landscaping. No one was injured.

*On Friday, Oct. 11, deputies received a report of a dog abandoned in the back yard of a home in the 15000 block of Brittlebush Lane. A neighbor reported seeing the dog in the rear of a vacant home without food or water. Deputies made sure there was food and water for the dog and reported to animal cruelty detectives for follow-up.

*On Wednesday, Oct. 16, a resident of the 27000 block of Quail Springs Road in Maricopa County reported silverware valued at $2,500 stolen. It was last seen two or three years ago.

*On Friday, Oct. 11, a Fountain Hills woman was arrested for trespassing after she was seen on a neighbor’s property trimming vegetation.

*On Wednesday, Oct. 16, deputies investigated a vehicle accident at La Montana and Arroyo Vista drives. The driver of a vehicle owned by a pest control company was making a U-turn when it collided with a vehicle traveling southbound on La Montana.

*On Wednesday, Oct. 16, a Fountain Hills woman was arrested on drug charges following an attempt by a deputy to make a traffic stop on her vehicle. The deputy observed the vehicle speeding and attempted to make the traffic stop, but the driver continued to a residence inside a gated neighborhood where the deputy caught up to her. The woman faces charges of possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drugs for sale, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to yield for law enforcement and driving with a suspended license.

*On Thursday, Oct. 3, deputies received a burglary report from a resident of the 19000 block of Tonto Trail in Tonto Verde. The incident occurred about one year ago, but the victim heard of the arrest of a suspect in similar burglaries in the area and wanted to follow up.

*On Saturday, Oct. 19, deputies responded to a private property collision in the 12000 block of Saguaro Boulevard. A man was leaving a parking lot and drove across a landscaped buffer and struck the building.

*On Saturday, Oct. 19, a resident reported the theft of their Apple i-Phone.