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Two arrested for home burglary to Home

KINGMAN – On Monday, September 16, at about 2:30 p.m., Kingman Police arrested Charles Raymond Slansky, 38, and Laschell Charmaine Eastman, 45, both of Kingman, on felony charges of first degree burglary and theft. According to a Kingman Police Department press release, officers responded to a residence in the 1900 block of Slaughterhouse Canyon Rd. regarding the report of subjects being on the roof and entering through a window of the home. Upon arrival officers contacted Slansky and Eastman as they were leaving the area on a motorcycle. The investigation determined that Slansky and Eastman had removed numerous items from…

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Youth encouraged to participate in Climate Strike

Kingman area environmental activist Jack Ehrhardt is inviting area kids to participate in a global warming public awareness event that he hopes can take place with other rallies around the state, nation and world. Ehrhardt wants to involve youngsters in Youth Climate Strike festivities this Friday, Sept. 20, in concert with others are striking once again in protest of complacency and inaction in the climate change arena. Interested kids and/or their parents can contact Ehrhardt who is trying to quickly pull something together for Friday 928-727-6100 or Wahon.builders@gmail.com). One large march is scheduled In Phoenix, from the Maricopa County Courthouse…

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Crash at intersection non-life-threatening

KINGMAN – On Monday, September 16, at 1:55 p.m., Kingman Police (KPD) investigated an injury crash on Harrison St. near Kingman Ave. According to a KPD press release, a 2016 Dodge truck, driven by a 63-year-old Mohave Valley man was turning left onto Kingman Ave. into the path of a 1994 Harley Davidson motorcycle. The motorcyclist, a 29-year-old Kingman man, was unable to avoid the collision, crashing into the right side of the truck. The motorcyclist, who was wearing a helmet, received serious injuries to his leg and was transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The…

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Rotary discusses clean water, sanitation

At its September 13 meeting, Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club was honored to have 5495 Rotary District Governor, David Simmer, speak to the club (shown with club president Karen Brown). Simmer noted The Rotary Foundation is among the top-rated service organizations. Charity Navigator, the largest independent evaluator of U.S. charities ranked The Rotary Foundation eighth out of 8,000 charities evaluated in 2019, while Charity Watch gave it an A-plus rating Nov. 2018 and CNBC ranked it as third in its Top 10 Charities Changing the World in 2016. According to Simmer, 785,000,000 world-wide don’t have access to clean water and…

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KPD awarded ALEAP accreditation

KINGMAN – The Kingman Police Department (KPD) has been awarded accreditation status by the Arizona Association of Chief of Police (AACOP) through its Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP). The award was made on Thursday, September 12, during the AACOP annual conference in Laughlin, Nev. KPD had an on-site assessment on August 5 and 6. The assessors were Deputy Chief Reuben Nuñez from the Marana Police Department and Assistant Chief Bruce Walls from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Together, the assessment team verified that the Kingman Police Department was in compliance with all applicable standards. During the accreditation ceremony in…

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Light sentence for man accused of dealing meth

KINGMAN -A judge in Kingman has imposed a 1.5-year prison term for a Fort Mohave man convicted of drug offenses during trial last month. Ezequiel Lopez-Cabrera, 32, received lighter punishment primarily because of a key determination by the jury. The panel chose not to find Lopez-Cabrera guilty of possession of dangerous drugs for sale, opting instead to convict him of the lesser included offense of possession of dangerous drugs. Defense attorney Nathan Best persuaded the jury that Lopez-Cabrera was a heavy user of methamphetamine and possession of 18 grams in one-gram baggies did not necessarily constitute sales activity. Prosecutor Amanda…

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