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K-9 Foundation needs assistance, plans events

Most residents believe the Mohave County Sheriff’s K-9 Program is funded by the state and the county, and that can no further from the truth. The K-9 Program receives no funding from the State of Arizona, the county, or the Sheriff’s Office. It operates solely on donations from businesses and concerned citizens. Because of this, the Mohave County Sheriff’s K-9 Foundation has a continuing need for donations for their ongoing effort to help support the MCSO K-9 Program. “Every month, we pay for their food, their vet bills, and equipment needed such as vests and booties for their feet in…

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Goc will receive prison time for drug charges

A ten year prison term is mandated in a plea agreement entered for an alleged Bullhead City drug dealer. The deal resolves three methamphetamine cases against Kevin Goc, 51. One case involving a ten gram seizure during a traffic stop is dismissed in the plea agreement that was detailed during a July 8 hearing in Kingman. Goc pleaded guilty in each of the other cases to a reduced charge of attempted possession of dangerous drugs for sale. A 3.5-year prison term will result from seizure of five grams of methamphetamine, more than $400 in cash, a hand gun, and drug…

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KFD Lopez speaks at rotary meeting

Speaking at the July 12th meeting of Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club was Oscar Lopez, Building & Life Safety Inspector with Kingman Fire Department (shown left with club past-president Becky Fawson). Lopez addressed the club on QR911, a program that provides life-saving information to emergency responders. City of Kingman Fire Department is the first fire department in the nation to offer this free program. With it, each person that enrolls is issued a QR code, specific to that individual, which can be printed out & displayed in the home, vehicle, wallet, etc. Included in the code is the individual’s critical…

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Milks receives 15-years for part in armed robberies

A 15-year prison term was imposed Friday for one of three Kingman men charged with breaking into homes and businesses to steal things. Authorities have alleged the suspects wore dark clothes, masks and body armor and were armed as their crime spree stretched from Kingman to Golden Valley and from Valle Vista to Meadview. In some instances home occupants or business employees were secured with zip ties, resulting in kidnapping charges for their restricted movement. Prosecutor Rod Albright said that Preston Milks, 26, is the least culpable of the trio. Milks pleaded guilty to three aggravated assault charges while 23…

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BHC public works projects

The City of Bullhead City Public Works Department has the following projects going on in addition to regular work around our city during the week of July 15. City crews will be performing city wide sewer cleaning in various neighborhoods. City crews will be performing city wide sewer video inspection. City crews will be performing city wide street sweeping in various neighborhoods. City crews will be performing city wide traffic and street light maintenance and repairs in various locations throughout the city. City crews will be grading and dust control on Rio Rancho Monday through Friday between the hours of…

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Rector given life in prison for child’s murder

A Bullhead City man cried throughout a Friday hearing in Kingman before he was given a life prison term for killing his friend’s eight-year-old daughter nearly five years ago. Justin Rector, 31, pleaded guilty last December to first degree murder in the asphyxiation death of Isabella (Bella) Grogan-Cannella. Rector told investigators early in the case that he had been up for a couple of days and using methamphetamine when Bella went missing. Her partially-clad body was found in a makeshift grave about a half mile from her home in September, 2014. His father, daughter and two sisters addressed the Court,…

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