Category: Court News

KINGMAN – The Kingman Police Department is investigating a scam that resulted in a Kingman couple being scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. In this scam the suspect arrived at the victim’s home, dressed in business attire, pretending to be from the US Department of Treasury. Over the course of several days and several transactions the couple provided several hundred thousand dollars to the scammer. KPD detectives are investigating. The suspect information is limited. Please be cautious of anyone on the phone, internet or in person who solicits money and/or banking information. Anything that seems suspicious or appears…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The victim/witness advocate program administered by the Mohave County Attorney’s office is always looking for citizen volunteers to support its mission throughout northwest Arizona. Advocates frequently assist those who experience tragic loss or are victimized by crime. “We walk into people’s trauma at the worst time in their lives. One of our jobs is to understand and recognize that trauma and help the victim through it,” said Tiffany Barker, Volunteer Coordinator. “These are the very people who’ve been held at gunpoint, robbed, raped, assaulted, kidnapped and murdered. So there’s a human side to this.” Barker said another…