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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Billy Ray Bishop, 68, is led into the courtroom for his change of plea hearing. Bishop was granted more time to have an outside attorney look …
Online sexual predators’ cases moving forward under new judges Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Maricopa Sheriff’s Office: Former DPS Trooper Tremaine Jackson was arrested on kidnapping and sex-related charges and booked into the Fourth Avenue Jail. Allegedly offered leniency to traffic violators …
DPS trooper arrested for kidnapping and sex-related charges Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Billy Ray Bishop, 68, of Sierra Vista, left, and Christopher Decker, 28, were both arrested and booked into jail after allegedly traveling to Safford to have sexual …
Online sexual predators lured to Graham County under the guise of ‘hooking up’ with 14-year-old girls Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Victor Ramirez was apprehended with two pounds of methamphetamine after being pulled over for a traffic violation July 6. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A traffic …
DPS trooper seizes two pounds of meth in transit Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy MCSO: DPS trooper Pedro Javier Aguila Muniz was booked into jail after an investigation learned he allegedly used a state fuel credit card to steal gas and for …
DPS trooper booked into jail for forgery, fraud, and theft Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Girl later found in relative’s backyard By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A frantic mother awaited for news as people on horseback and side-by-side …
Missing 3-year-old girl brings community and multiple agencies together in search Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: A man impersonating a Mesa Police officer was arrested after he made a ‘traffic stop’ and a DPS sergeant who stopped to assist noticed the ruse. Police …
DPS arrests police impersonator who conducted a ‘traffic stop’ along U.S. Highway 60 in Mesa Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Timothy Benavidez was booked into the jail after running from the police. Incident causes injury to officer’s leg and rips his pants By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD …
Man with multiple warrants tased and tackled after running from police Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: This Ford Expedition was T-boned by a motorcycle Friday morning after turning in front of the rider. The motorcyclist was flown to UMC for treatment of his …
Motorcyclist flown to Tucson hospital after T-bone crash at Three Way Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: A Harley Davidson motorcycle lays prone in the left lane after being struck from behind Sunday night. The rider, Richard Frank Cronister, 52, of Clifton, was deceased …
Motorcyclist dies after being struck on U.S. Highway 191 North Read More