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Couple raided, charged with drugs for sale

BULLHEAD CITY – The Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET), with assistance from Gang & Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GITEM) and Bullhead City Police detectives, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 1900 block of Castleberry Lane as a result of a drug sales investigation. On the morning of November 27, police arrested Thomas and Sandra Kleve after officers located approximately 252 grams of methamphetamine, which is a street value of over $12,500. During the search, police also found 256 grams of marijuana and a firearm. Thomas Charles Kleve, 65, was arrested for possession of dangerous…

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Dog thieves apprehended; dogs’ owner still at large

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City Police arrested two of the three suspects pictured in surveillance video breaking into the animal shelter and stealing two dogs early Thursday morning, Nov. 28. Detectives received several tips regarding the incident, which led police to a residence in the 5600 block of Pearl Street in Fort Mohave. According to a Bullhead City presss release, on Friday night, the suspects Amber Dawn Tourney, 36, and her boyfriend Travis Wade Ramey, 20, were both taken into custody. Tourney had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for interfering with judicial proceedings per domestic violence and Ramey was in possession…

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LHCPD seeks accreditation through AACOP

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department (LHCPD) is seeking 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 LHCPD’s compliance with the ALEAP standards as…

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Some 43 pounds of meth seized during traffic stop near Kingman

KINGMAN – On Thursday, Nov. 21, at about 8 p.m., the Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET) confiscated 43 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of more than $1.9 million. According to an Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) press release, Israel Tellez-Nava, 35, of Las Vegas, NV, was the driver and sole occupant of a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at around mp 59. Detectives observed bundles of methamphetamine in plain view during the traffic stop and arrested Tellez-Nava on scene. A further search of the vehicle resulted in three large boxes of methamphetamine. Tellez-Nava was arrested…

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Woman’s death ruled homicide; boyfriend charged with murder

FORT MOHAVE – Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) detectives arrested Daniel Joseph Campbell, 55, of Rochester, MN, for second degree murder per domestic violence. On Wednesday, Nov. 20, at about 6 p.m., deputies responded to Boundary Cone Rd. and Hwy. 95 in Fort Mohave for a welfare check. An out-of-state reporting party advised that she had received a call from her friend’s boyfriend, telling her that her friend had overdosed on illegal drugs and that the victim was not breathing. Deputies located a vehicle at the side of the road and found the victim, Amy Johanna Berg, 40, of Rochester,…

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KPD receives DUI enforcement grant

KINGMAN – The Kingman Police Department (KPD) has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The funds will be used to pay for officer’s time and employee related costs for enhanced targeted efforts of DUI and impaired driving enforcement throughout the City of Kingman from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. The goal of the Impaired Driving Program is to reduce alcohol and drug related driving fatalities and injuries through enforcement, education, and public awareness throughout the State of Arizona. The Kingman Police Department actively participates in the Western Arizona DUI Task Force,…

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