Category: Court News

LAKE HAVASU CITY – An alleged serial burglar has been arrested in Lake Havasu City. Detective Chris Angus said police identified 41-year-old Michael Brothers as a suspect while investigating residential burglaries over the past month. Officers searching for Brothers reportedly spotted him in the parking lot of Birch Square at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken into custody without further incident during a brief foot pursuit in the 2100blockofMcCulloch Boulevard North. Brothers was initially booked into jail on four burglary charges, theft, a parole violation and an unrelated warrant. Police continue investigating the burglary spree. Dave Hawkins

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LAKE HAVASU CITY – Over the past several months, detectives with the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, which is part of the Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET), have been conducting an investigation into two subjects selling illegal drugs in the Lake Havasu City area. On September 17, at approximately 3:55 a.m., Patrol Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle that was occupied by the subjects in question, and a short vehicle pursuit ensued when the driver of the vehicle failed to stop. The vehicle crashed in the area of Trotwood Drive and…

KINGMAN – A teenager molested by his father at separate addresses in Golden Valley asked a local judge Thursday to place his dad on probation rather than send him to prison. Defense attorney Paul Amann asked that the Courtroom be cleared before the victim spoke, but his request was rejected by Judge Sipe. The teen explained that he resides elsewhere and is out of harm’s way from his father Larry Hayes, 35. He said that his father needs help but should also be allowed to have some involvement with his younger brother. “I know that it will never happen again,”…