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Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – As a passenger, one simple rule is to not distract the driver, much less assault the person while …
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Contributed Article/Courtesy DPS EL MIRAGE – On Sept. 24, Frank Gallas Mendoza was arrested by authorities in Fresno, California for the 2001 murder of El Mirage resident Richard Cacero Lucero. …
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Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Sheriff P.J. Allred speaks to Thatcher Police Chief Shaffen Woods (in truck) about the officer-involved fatal shooting in Central. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CENTRAL – John …
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A DPS Ranger helicopter like this one located the missing woman and transported her to the hospital. Elderly woman with Alzheimer’s wandered off from home in San Jose area By …
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Contributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: Two women were airlifted to a Tucson hospital after rolling this silver Buick off U.S. Highway 70 on Tuesday, Aug. 28. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY …
Read More ATF, DPS, Mesa and Phoenix Police evacuated several Mesa homes during ordinance disposal Contributed Article MESA – On August 28, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) task force including …
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Contributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: The DPS Ranger 1 helicopter performed its highest altitude hoist to date when it rescued a SAR member in the Chiricahua Mountain Range on Aug. 6. Staff …
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Contributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: A DPS trooper located 47 pounds of heroin during a traffic stop on an SUV that was eastbound on Interstate 40 on its way to Oklahoma. Staff …
Read More Crash allegedly occurred after a night of drinking Staff Reports PHOENIX – Detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrested a Maricopa man on charges of two counts …
Read More Contributed Article PHOENIX – On Sunday, Aug. 19, at about 6:54 a.m., Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers received a call regarding an unknown problem on southbound SR 101 …
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