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More Kingman offices will move to a four-day week

KINGMAN – In an effort to streamline customer service, the Kingman Municipal Court and City Attorney’s office will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and closed on Fridays, beginning March 30. The court would like the public to know that walk-In wthat are currently being heard on Thursdays and Fridays will be held at 9 a.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays beginning March 30. Anyone with an outstanding warrant at the Kingman Municipal Court may walk in to see the judge so long as they appear at the Kingman Municipal Courthouse by 9 a.m. on those…

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More Kingman offices will move to a four-day week

KINGMAN – In an effort to streamline customer service, the Kingman Municipal Court and City Attorney’s office will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and closed on Fridays, beginning March 30. The court would like the public to know that walk-In wthat are currently being heard on Thursdays and Fridays will be held at 9 a.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays beginning March 30. Anyone with an outstanding warrant at the Kingman Municipal Court may walk in to see the judge so long as they appear at the Kingman Municipal Courthouse by 9 a.m. on those…

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LHC PD earns accreditation

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department (LHCPD) has complied with dozens of benchmarks to achieve accreditation status. City manager Jess Knudson said the agency and its leaders worked hard last year to pass each of the necessary 174 standards. Knudson said the LHCPD is the 4th agency to earn the elevated status designation through the Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. Compliance, he said, is important going forward. “The work is far from over. There is an ongoing process of annual reporting and information gathering to share with the commission to make sure we maintain the status,”…

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County attorney to face election challenge

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith could face the first ballot box challenge of his political career this year. One of Smith’s former employees, Bryan Whitney, visited the county elections office on Friday, February 7, declaring his intent to run for county attorney. Whitney currently heads up a Kingman-based private law practice. He did not respond to initial requests to discuss his prospective candidacy. Smith has been with the county attorney’s office for 32 years, 16 of them as its leader. Smith has not been opposed in previous election contests. “Obviously you would prefer not to have a…

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Four arrested on drug charges

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Four Lake Havasu City residents have been arrested following a multiple-month investigation of suspected drug sale activity at a home in the 1600 block of Avalon Avenue. A search of the residence was conducted Tuesday, February 11. “Detectives along with the assistance of the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s newest K-9 ‘Rocky,’ located a usable amount of methamphetamine, a usable amount of marijuana, and numerous items of drug paraphernalia, in addition to several firearms,” said police spokesman Chris Angus. Angus said 59-year-old Craig Stuart, Lake Havasu, is charged with possession of dangerous drugs, possession of marijuana,…

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Storage unit burglar takes plea

KINGMAN – A plea agreement has been entered for a Bullhead City storage unit burglar. James Koryta, 46, pleaded guilty to three felony burglary charges during a February 11 hearing at the Mohave County Courthouse. Five other burglary charges and a criminal damage count are dismissed in the deal. Prosecutor Greg McPhillips said Koryta and co-defendant Eric Covell, 27, took property from eight different units at the Storage Stop business in the 3000 block of Highway 95 at the end of last September. McPhillips said jewelry, clothing, household items and an airplane propeller were among the items taken from the…

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