LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department has seen an increase in reports of thefts from vehicles throughout Lake Havasu City. These thefts have primarily occurred at night and are believed to involve vehicles left unlocked while parked in residential areas. The Lake Havasu City Police Department would like to remind citizens […]
KINGMAN – A Kingman man wounded by gunfire in an officer-involved shooting has been returned to Arizona for prosecution. 39-year-old Andrew Romero is held in the Mohave County Adult Detention Center awaiting trial. Authorities said Romero was shot when officers responding to Dec. 29, 2023 domestic disturbance report encountered the shotgun brandishing subject who did […]
LAKE HAVASU CITY – A man who repeatedly fled police in Lake Havasu City Monday reportedly suffered fatal injuries in a collision with a large motorhome. A news release indicated officers first encountered a 2019 Chevrolet Camaro driving at a high rate of speed in the area of Acoma Blvd. And Demaret Dr. at about […]
KINGMAN – A Kingman man entered not guilty pleas during his Monday arraignment for first degree murder and other charges related to a deadly Jan. 26 traffic accident. Authorities allege that Juan Ortiz, 44, was fleeing pursuing law enforcement officers when the vehicle he was driving struck a civilian vehicle at the intersection of Bank […]
GOLDEN VALLEY – Bullhead City and Kingman Police MAGNET detectives and Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies arrested a couple after approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills and methamphetamine were seized. On Saturday, February 3 at 4 a.m., MCSO deputies pulled over a tow truck for a traffic violation in the area of Shinarump Drive and Oatman Highway in […]
KINGMAN – A man who murdered a retired Bullhead City couple who once employed him at their former business in California won’t likely enjoy freedom again. Aaron Bryant, 31, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder during a Feb. 7 hearing before Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle. Defense attorney Paul Amann noted […]
KINGMAN – A Kingman man was apologetic when sentenced to prison for attempting to bring drugs from Phoenix back to northwest Arizona for distribution. David Murphy, 64, was the driver of the vehicle from which authorities seized two pounds of methamphetamine in south Mohave County. Authorities were tracking the Murphy vehicle by cellphone before the […]
BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City man faces at least a decade behind bars after pleading guilty to the brutal beating death of his mother. A first-degree murder charge would be reduced to a second-degree murder conviction under terms of the deal entered Thursday, Feb. 8 before Judge Billy Sipe. Consistent with police accounts, Deputy Mohave […]
KINGMAN – A north Mohave County resident will be going to prison for child sex offenses he admits committing more than a decade ago. Samuel Bal, 41, pleaded guilty Feb. 2 to two charges reduced to attempted sexual conduct with a minor. A sexual conduct with a minor charge and another sexual abuse count are […]
KINGMAN – Brady Shuffler has accepted responsibility, and the reality of serving years behind bars, for causing the deaths and injuries of his friends and fellow student athletes at Lee Williams High School. Shuffler, 16, pleaded guilty to two counts each of manslaughter and aggravated assault during a Friday, Feb. 9 hearing before Mohave County […]
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