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Bullhead woman killed in traffic accident

BULLHEAD CITY – On July 28, at about 6:39 pm., the Bullhead City Police Department dispatch center received a report of a truck hauling a trailer that had become disabled on  eastbound Highway 68 between McCormick Boulevard and Davis Dam Road. The report indicated the trailer of the disabled vehicle was partially obstructing a lane of travel. An officer was dispatched to the area and at 6:50 pm, another caller reported that a vehicle had struck the trailer. Emergency crews arrived and found Lorrie West, 68, of Bullhead City had sustained fatal injuries as a result of the collision. The operator…

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GEO Group graduates correctional officers

Warden Nick Pastella along with recent graduates of the Correctional Officer Training Academy, Geo Group Kingman Correctional & Rehabilitation Facility.   The recent graduates completed an eight-week course that included academics and physical training.  Following the academy, the graduates were assigned to a two-week on-the-job training program before they were assigned to work correctional posts independently. Geo Group Correctional Facility is located in Golden Valley.

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KPD seeks four-year re-accreditation though Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police

KINGMAN – The Kingman Police Department (KPD) is seeking its four-year re-accreditation through the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police (AACOP) Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP).  Accreditation is a progressive and time-proven method of assisting law enforcement agencies in measuring and improving their overall performance.  ALEAP is intended to provide law enforcement agencies in the state with an avenue for demonstrating that they meet commonly accepted best practices and industry standards for efficient, effective, productive and quality operations.  A team of assessors will be conducting an on-site assessment of KPD’s compliance with the ALEAP standards as part of the…

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KPD seeks four-year re-accreditation though Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police

KINGMAN – The Kingman Police Department (KPD) is seeking its four-year re-accreditation through the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police (AACOP) Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP).  Accreditation is a progressive and time-proven method of assisting law enforcement agencies in measuring and improving their overall performance.  ALEAP is intended to provide law enforcement agencies in the state with an avenue for demonstrating that they meet commonly accepted best practices and industry standards for efficient, effective, productive and quality operations.  A team of assessors will be conducting an on-site assessment of KPD’s compliance with the ALEAP standards as part of the…

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It looked like a murder scene, but it wasn’t a murder scene

KINGMAN – The alley, cops and yellow tape looked realistic. It wasn’t a real crime scene. The Kingman Police Department and City of Kingman IT and public relation departments took on the task of filming a KPD recruitment video Tuesday morning in the alley behind Hotel Beale and The Sportsman’s Bar (‘Sporties’ as the locals call it). Although that alley has and can be the scene of various misdemeanors and felonies, this was just a simple video shoot. Nothing to be worried about. The video will add to a plan to attract new police recruits and lateral transfers to the…

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One dead following north Kingman shooting

KINGMAN – One teenager was killed and another was wounded during a Wednesday shooting just north of Kingman. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) identified the victim and released new details regarding the deadly violence in the Chaparral Mesa subdivision. Deputies responded at about 3:49 p.m. following reports to dispatch regarding a weapons offense in the area of Lass Ave. and Rose Dr. “A short time later, deputies were notified of a male subject with a gunshot wound that had been brought to Kingman Regional Medical Center,” said MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. “The male subject later succumbed to his injuries…

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