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Maclaren allegedly combative with staff at booking

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

A Kingman man was allegedly combative with staff members who were trying to conduct an initial medical assessment as he arrived for booking into the Mohave County Adult Detention Center last Friday afternoon. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Gregg Alan Maclaren, 56, yelled at nurses and ignored detention officer commands to cease and desist. Mortensen said officers had Maclaren place his hands on the wall so they could handcuff him and lead him to a holding cell. “As officers were doing so, Maclaren grabbed a pen from the desk and lunged toward officers in a stabbing motion with the…

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No injuries in an Easter Sunday fire

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

No one was hurt during an Easter Sunday fire in north Kingman. Personnel from the Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District (NACFD) responded at 4:38 p.m. to the incident in the 3100 block of East Packard Avenue. “Firefighters arrived to find a single wide mobile residence with an attached Arizona room with smoke and fire venting from the roof,” a news release stated. “There were two occupants at the time and everyone escaped without injury.” Battalion Chief Don Dallman said it took crews about 20 minutes to knock down the fire before extensive mop up operations were conducted. The cause of…

Vizcara convicted of two counts of kidnapping in plea deal; sentencing May 23

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

A second defendant in a double homicide entered a plea agreement that will send him to prison for more than a decade. Jose Eduardo Vizcara, 29, Bullhead City, is convicted of two counts of kidnapping while first degree murder, body abandonment, theft, unlawful flight and drug-related charges are dismissed. Prosecutor Jaimye Ashley, during an April 19 hearing, said both murder victims were herded into a bedroom of a Bullhead City home where they were interrogated in January, 2018. She said that the assailants suspected that Mona Carter, 51, was working as a snitch and that Daryl Ward, 22, had…

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MCC campuses hosting meet and greet for MCC presidential finalists

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago5 mins

The Mohave Community College Board of Governors invites all college employees, students and community members to meet the four finalists in the nationwide search for the next college president. The opportunity to meet the candidates at an MCC campus is on April 24 and April 25. The finalists will visit with each MCC campus at the times and locations provided. The North Mohave campus attendees will meet the candidates and ask them questions via an interactive video feed. There will be a feedback form available online, so people may submit comments about thoughts on each candidate. MCC Governing Board members will…

Lake Havasu City Police Department is hosting a Q&A forum

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

Learn what it takes to become a Lake Havasu City Police Officer on April 25, at 6:00 p.m., in the Lake Havasu City Council Room, located at 2360 McCulloch Boulevard North. The Lake Havasu City Police Department is hosting a Questions and Answers Forum for interested individuals that will outline the requirements of becoming a Lake Havasu City Police Officer, as well as providing information regarding the application process. For more information about the Lake Havasu City Police Department, visit www.lhcpd.com. To view the recruitment bulletin and submit an application, visit our Career Opportunities page at www.lhcaz.gov. Public Information Officer: Detective…

Accident on Highway 66

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

There has been an accident on Highway 66 near Castle Rock. Please avoid the area.

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Maclaren allegedly combative with staff at booking

No injuries in an Easter Sunday fire

Vizcara convicted of two counts of kidnapping in plea deal; sentencing May 23

MCC campuses hosting meet and greet for MCC presidential finalists

Lake Havasu City Police Department is hosting a Q&A forum

Accident on Highway 66

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