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Teen injured in home blaze

BULLHEAD CITY – A juvenile suffered smoke inhalation in a Friday fire that destroyed a home in the 1800 block of Diamond Drive in Bullhead City. Fire Department personnel dispatched at 11:08 a.m. reportedly arrived to find a mobile home 75% involved in smoke with flames burning through side windows. Fire department spokeswoman Lori Viles said the minor was treated on scene and transported to a local hospital while firefighters used the deck-mounted master stream for an aggressive attack on the blaze. “Crews continued to knock down the fire and start the overhaul process,” Viles said in a news release….

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LHC PD earns accreditation

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department (LHCPD) has complied with dozens of benchmarks to achieve accreditation status. City manager Jess Knudson said the agency and its leaders worked hard last year to pass each of the necessary 174 standards. Knudson said the LHCPD is the 4th agency to earn the elevated status designation through the Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. Compliance, he said, is important going forward. “The work is far from over. There is an ongoing process of annual reporting and information gathering to share with the commission to make sure we maintain the status,”…

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Patiently waiting

I have a confession to make. I am often less than patient. When I want something, I wanted it yesterday. I, personally, detest waiting on anybody or anything and I suppose it can be chalked up to my being an A+ personality. I often wonder: Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? Or, is it just what it is? Or, perhaps it is also because I have become a product of my environment as it seems that someone or something is always pushing us through life in such a way that we must move quickly or get out…

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Four arrested on drug charges

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Four Lake Havasu City residents have been arrested following a multiple-month investigation of suspected drug sale activity at a home in the 1600 block of Avalon Avenue. A search of the residence was conducted Tuesday, February 11. “Detectives along with the assistance of the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s newest K-9 ‘Rocky,’ located a usable amount of methamphetamine, a usable amount of marijuana, and numerous items of drug paraphernalia, in addition to several firearms,” said police spokesman Chris Angus. Angus said 59-year-old Craig Stuart, Lake Havasu, is charged with possession of dangerous drugs, possession of marijuana,…

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Bullhead Fire hosts Leadership Development Academy

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead Fire Department (BHCFD), in partnership with the Kingman Fire Department hosted a Leadership Development Academy February 3 through 7. A total of 41 participants from surrounding departments were in attendance. The five-day academy was a joint effort to focus on Leadership and Management Training for Supervisors of the area Fire Departments. Instructors were current or former Chief Officers from around the State of Arizona. BCFD Fire Chief Patrick Moore stated, “The training is an invaluable opportunity for our personnel to improve their supervisory skills and network with peers throughout the area, and we are fortunate…

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