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Bail bondsman scam alert

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago1 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – It was reported to the Mohave County Superior Court Clerk’s Office that there are persons posing as bail bondsmen when they are not. The fake bondsman prepares a generic looking contract with no business name, address, or phone number, he/she then requests a down payment in cash. The scammer will even request to meet the client in a parking lot. Don’t be swindled! The Approved Bail Bondsman list is posted at www.mohavecourts.com. For further information contact the Clerk’s Office at 928-753-0713.

Fitness equipment, furnishings and fixtures surplus auction

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City is holding online auctions for its disposal of surplus fitness equipment, furnishings and fixtures at its recently acquired location at 92 Acoma Blvd. South. On-line surplus inventory items are located at www.govdeals.com and www.publicsurplus.com Please visit both websites for more bidding information, auction specifics and to set up your automated electronic notification when new items are added. A 10% buyer’s premium will be added to the final sale price of all items listed for sale with a $1 minimum charge per auction for payment processing. This premium will be visible during the bidding…

Final election tally, canvass Monday

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY –The ballot tabulation for the November 3 general election is complete in Mohave County. The Board of Supervisors plans to officially approve the canvass this Monday, November 16. The canvass will account for every ballot cast and ensures that each valid vote is included in the official results. The supervisors in its official capacity, if it approves, will officially confirm that every valid ballot has been counted—absentee, early voting, Election Day, provisional, challenged, and uniformed and overseas citizen. (The canvass itself enables an election official to resolve discrepancies, correct errors, and take any remedial actions necessary to ensure…

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Two arrested in LHC on separate drug charges

Matthew Wanner6 years ago2 years ago1 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City police separate drug busts this week. Police said David Obermeyer, 69, was arrested following a Tuesday search of his home in the 3000 block of Pepperwood Drive. Officers reportedly seized 7 ounces of methamphetamine from the residence. The other arrest occurred after officers spotted a subject in the 2900 block of Kiowa Avenue who was known to be named in warrants issued for his arrest. Police said the confiscated 3 ounces of meth from 53-year-old Kurt McCoy. Dave Hawkins

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Operation King Crimson nets 120 pounds of meth, two pounds of heroin

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – Local authorities say two Kingman-based Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTO’s) have been dismantled through “Operation King Crimson”, a 21-month-long investigation coordinated by the MAGNET narcotics task force and supported by state and federal law enforcement agencies. Two dozen people 28-70 years of age have been arrested for various drug offenses. Most of the defendants are from Kingman while a few are from Golden Valley, Dolan Springs and Las Vegas. Additional arrests are expected in an investigation focused on DTO’s reportedly operated by Austreberto Acoltzi-Bautista, 48, and Carlos Ochoa-Quinones, 30. “Acoltzi-Bautista would obtain large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin that…

Prop 207 passage is Weisser legacy

Matthew Wanner6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

Marijuana legalization advocate Mikel Weisser died about six months before Arizona voters made his dream come true. His wife said the late Golden Valley resident and head of Arizona’s National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) since 2015 is beaming down from heaven, gleeful that marijuana will be legal in Arizona by virtue of passage of Prop. 207. “Mikel’s truest wish was for marijuana to be legalized so that people didn’t have to go to jail,” Beth Weisser said, choking back tears. “That’s exactly what Mikel was working for. He was working for people to feel normal about…

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Bail bondsman scam alert

Fitness equipment, furnishings and fixtures surplus auction

Final election tally, canvass Monday

Two arrested in LHC on separate drug charges

Operation King Crimson nets 120 pounds of meth, two pounds of heroin

Prop 207 passage is Weisser legacy

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