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Another officer-involved shooting following early morning standoff

KINGMAN – A multiple-hour standoff and Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) incident resulted in a civilian death in Kingman. Police Chief Rusty Cooper said the ordeal began unfolding about 2:00 a.m. Wednesday when dispatch was advised gunfire was coming from a home in the 2000 block of Fairgrounds Boulevard. Cooper said Kingman police officers surrounded the home and used a Public Address system to communicate with the male adult who had fired from inside the home. He said the subject was uncooperative and verbally aggressive with officers. Cooper said more than one officer encountered gunfire over a period of hours. He…

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KPD’s 47th Annual Pumpkin Patrol seeking community partnership

KINGMAN – While 2020 has dealt more tricks than treats, there is no doubt that children of all ages will don their costumes and hit the streets on Halloween night. The Kingman Police Department (KPD) is dedicated to ensuring the safety and security of our community. On Halloween night they will again have additional staff, volunteers and explorers patrolling neighborhoods, passing out candy and keeping an eye out for any mischief. KPD’s Explorer Post #47 is accepting monetary donations to purchase candy as well as donations of individually wrapped candy. Please consider partnering with KPD and the KPD Explorer program…

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Child molester takes plea

KINGMAN – A Colorado City man faces mandatory prison after pleading guilty to sex offenses involving his own daughter. Judge Doug Camacho accepted the plea agreement entered on behalf of Samuel Timpson during an Oct. 6 hearing in Kingman. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Karolina Czaplinska said Timpson, 44, engaged in a variety of sexual conduct with his 15-year-old daughter between June and Sept., 2016. Timpson pleaded guilty to three sexual abuse charges and one count reduced to attempted sexual conduct with a minor. Timpson can get up to 4.5 years in prison when sentenced Nov. 13. Terms of the deal…

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CRUHSD launches cable TV station for student training, community programming

BULLHEAD CITY – With the cut of two ribbons and the punch of a button, the Colorado River Union High School District has launched an educational television station available to Suddenlink customers in Bullhead City, Ft. Mohave and Mohave Valley.  CRUHSD-TV secured an open channel which had been set aside for non-commercial educational cable origination programming. “We have a vision – a vision of cross-curriculum and a community culture of learning,” said Gina Covert, CRUHSD’s director of career and technical education (CTE), in a ceremony carried live on Suddenlink Channel 13.   “This component is our next level of creating that…

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New engines have arrived!

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Fire Department (BHCFD) is excited to highlight the arrival of their five new engines. All of the new apparatus are E-One Typhoon engines that were custom-built for their department, with a 450 horsepower cummings engine, 750-gallon water tank, and 30-gallon CAFS (Compressed Air Foam System) also housed with a fitted Darly water pump. Each engine has a six-person capacity, rooftop storage compartments, large rear compartments, an enclosed ladder tunnel, LED lighting, and updated computer technology. The E-One Typhoon engines were constructed and built-in Ocala, Florida. When completed, they were transported to H&E Equipment Services…

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New engines have arrived!

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Fire Department (BHCFD) is excited to highlight the arrival of their five new engines. All of the new apparatus are E-One Typhoon engines that were custom-built for their department, with a 450 horsepower cummings engine, 750-gallon water tank, and 30-gallon CAFS (Compressed Air Foam System) also housed with a fitted Darly water pump. Each engine has a six-person capacity, rooftop storage compartments, large rear compartments, an enclosed ladder tunnel, LED lighting, and updated computer technology. The E-One Typhoon engines were constructed and built-in Ocala, Florida. When completed, they were transported to H&E Equipment Services…

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