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44 indicted in Kokopelli Eye Institute case

MOHAVE COUNTY – Five people employed at the Kokopelli Eye Institute in Kingman have been indicted along with the doctor who operates the business that also has branches in Prescott, Prescott Valley, Peoria, Wickenburg, Surprise, Glendale and Fountain Hills. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich early this month announced the indictment of Dr. Michael Lee Ham in an alleged fraud and billing scandal. Brnovich has subsequently announced the indictment of 44 employees who worked at the various Kokopelli Eye Institutes. The five who worked at the Kingman business who’ve been indicted include Monica Zavala, Donalda “Sue” Sticka, Amber Havenner, Sarah Morgan…

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Annie’s Art Attic donates to K-9 Foundation

From left, Don and Annie Fuller, Ray and Brochia McCool, and Leroy Wissinger are all smiles during a $500 check presentation to the Mohave County Sheriff K-9 Foundation by Annie’s Art Attic. Annie, along with Annie’s Art Attic board members Don, and Leroy, pick a charity each month to donate to. In addition to the donation received by Annie’s Art Attic, Ray McCool, a member of the K-9 Foundation, had an information table set up at the store and they received more than $500 of donations for a total of $1,000 garnered during the event. Photo by Butch Meriwether

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Human remains found near Topock

TOPOCK – Suspected human remains have been found in the vicinity of an unoccupied vehicle located north of Topock five weeks ago. Mohave County Sheriff’s office personnel first encountered the Chevrolet pickup truck where it appeared to have been abandoned near milepost 3 on County Route 1 on December 16, 2019. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said detectives returned to that location on January 9. She said they located animal tracks near where the truck was recovered. “Detectives followed the tracks into the thick brush and located several bones that appeared to be human remains,” Mortensen said. She said the Mohave…

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$3.7 million in illegal drugs confiscated

MOHAVE COUNTY – An assortment of illegal drugs was seized during a Monday, Ja. 20 traffic stop in north Mohave County. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the driver appeared to be extremely nervous when the white sedan he was driving was pulled over at 3:00 p.m. at milepost 21 on Interstate 15, near the Utah border. Mortensen said a St. George police K9 that was summoned to the scene alerted to the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle driven by Logan Lewis Pederson, 30, Sandy, Utah. She said a search of the vehicle turned up six, one-gallon jugs containing…

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Shop with a Cop surprise for Elks

BULLHEAD CITY – At the Bullhead City Elks Hometown Heroes banquet on Saturday, January 11, to honor first responders, Police Cpl. Brian Morin and Cpl. Andrew Sevillano surprised the Elks Exalted Ruler, Marsha Haddick and husband Roy, with a certificate of appreciation to the Elks for hosting breakfast for over 100 children and officers at the “Shop with a Cop” yearly Christmas event. Pictured left to right: Shop with a Cop Vice President Brian Morin, BHC Elks Exalted Ruler Marsha Haddick, Roy Haddick and Shop with a Cop President Andrew Sevillano.

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Mohave Community College offers active shooter response training region

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community Collegeand the ALICE Training Institute have teamed up to bring ALICE Instructor Certification Training to Kingman, on Thursday and Friday, February 20 and 21. The course will be held at the Mohave Community College, Neal Campus-Kingman, Building 200, Room 240. The cost for the two-day ALICE Instructor Certification Training is $695 per person.. This two-day Instructor Certification course is designed to teach proactive option-based strategies to increase survivability in a violent critical incident. The ALICE strategies empower individuals to participate in their own survival in the gap between when a violent situation begins and when…

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