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MCSO deputy/K-9 teams keep Mohave County safe

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Program has had a direct impact on the “war” on illegal drugs since September 2017 when the program was reinstituted by Sheriff Doug Schuster. The teams have been called out 160 times, conducted 59 drug sniffs – 57 of those calls ended in arrests and $95,102 cash was seized. The handler/k-9 teams were instrumental in seizing: 1,051 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $2,180,000; 9.5 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of $2,610; 5.24 ounces of heroin with a street value of $10,430; 820 THC (marijuana) vape pens with a street…

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Martin accepts plea deal after sex sting

A Lake Havasu City man snared in an undercover sting operation targeting men preying upon underage women entered a plea agreement in Kingman Thursday. Daniel Martin, 33, pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of attempted luring a minor for sexual exploitation. Martin is one of nine men from Lake Havasu, Bullhead City, Kingman and Las Vegas who were indicted for allegedly attempting to have sex with someone they believed to be a teenager who was actually a Mohave County Sheriff’s office detective. Authorities allege each of the defendants responded to a law enforcement planted social media post before diverting to…

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Vacation Bible School events

Adventure to Athens! June 24 through June 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Amazing Grace Fellowship, 4195 S. Lynn Drive, Fort Mohave, Office: 928-758-6059.  The 2019 Vacation Bible School will be June 24 through 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Make VBS the mane event! This epic African adventure engages the whole herd. At Roar, kids explore God’s goodness and celebrate a ferocious faith that powers them through this wild life. It’s a free event and dinner is provided. Registration can be found at stjohnbullhead.church. St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1664 Central Ave Bullhead City. Email: Office@stjohnbullhead.church; Phone: 928-758-2301. Roar into the fun…

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Two arrested in drug bust

Two Bullhead City men were arrested after Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies spotted a suspect vehicle before making a traffic stop in Mohave Valley last Saturday. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said it was about 8:00 p.m. when deputies spotted a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle involved in theft of gas the previous evening. Deputies reportedly effected a traffic stop in the area of Calle Agrada Drive and Paso Sur Drive where they made contact with the driver, Trevor David Elder, 27, and the passenger Antonio Raymond Vallejos, 21. Mortensen said deputies detected an odor of marijuana emitting from the…

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Rodriguez guest speaker at rotary meeting

Featured speaker at Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club’s May 31st meeting was John Rodriguez, Paramedic with Western Air Rescue, a division of Arizona DPS (shown right with club president Becky Fawson). Western Air Rescue has been providing rescue services for over 45 years. In addition to responding locally, as directed by DPS, the 3 pilots and 3 paramedics in the Kingman vicinity also respond to Utah, Nevada and California when called upon. For further information on Western Air Rescue, Rodriguez can be reached at jrodriguez@azdps.gov 

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