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BULLHEAD CITY – An assault on the Fox Creek Junior High School campus may lead to criminal charges against at least one student, and disciplinary action against a number of others, school officials announced Thursday.  Initial reports indicate that one girl had planned in advance to attack another, and arranged for a group of students to not only witness but also record the assault Thursday afternoon. It took a faculty member almost 30 seconds to stop the assault due to being blocked by a circle of student onlookers.  The victim was treated by school staff, and family members were notified…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Lake Havasu City man admitted he detonated a box of fireworks at the front entrance of the Lake Havasu City Police Department (LHCPD) early in the new year. Surveillance cameras at the facility located at 2360 McCulloch Boulevard captured much of the event, according to police reports. No one was hurt in the incident documented by video footage the evening of Jan. 2. Report narratives by two officers reveal a black Chevy Tahoe arrived about 8:27 p.m. and was parked in front of the main entrance to the LHCPD. One report said a middle-age white…

KINGMAN – A Kingman teenager has been incarcerated for a Jan. 30 shooting. Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) personnel responded at about 8 p.m. to a report that a suspect had fled the 3600 block of Northfield Ave. where a male had been shot in the head. The victim was transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center and was in critical condition when flown to a Las Vegas trauma facility for further treatment. MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said detective interviews determined that a 17-year-old suspect had been at the residence when a verbal argument escalated. “The juvenile produced a gun and…