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TweetPinSharePhoto/Courtesy GCSO: Evanna Ferguson was booked into the jail after allegedly traveling 108 mph in a 35 mph zone while intoxicated. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com Safford – Evanna Elise Ferguson, …
Woman busted for DUI and reckless driving after going more than 100 mph in 35 mph zone Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A woman who blew a .213 percent breath/alcohol concentration on a portable breath test was arrested for DUI in the early …
Woman arrested for DUI with sober, legal driver as a passenger Read More TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Safford Police Department was busy keeping the streets free if inebriated drivers last weekend and handles six separate cases involving …
Safford handles six DUI cases in less than two full days Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Early morning hours and high-grade concentrated marijuana combined to equate to a man passing out at a traffic light and being arrested Thursday morning. …
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TweetPinShareThis still from a video taken by a motorist shows the immediate aftermath of the collision. (Courtesy DPS) The driver had her 2-year-old daughter in the backseat Contributed Article/Courtesy DPS FLAGSTAFF …
Drunk woman traveling wrong way who collided with DPS patrol vehicle faces attempted homicide charge Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Jason Benavidez was jailed after allegedly threatening his estranged wife while driving drunk past a house she was staying with their children. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD …
Man threatens wife by cell phone while driving drunk, goes to jail Read More TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD: By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – An alleged drunk driver was arrested Saturday, Nov. 17, after almost striking a marked police patrol vehicle while driving. An officer …
Man gets DUI after almost hitting cop Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Gilbert Ordonez was booked into the Graham County Jail for possession of meth for sale after being found with about 18.5 grams in various packages. Wife also …
Thatcher officer busts meth dealer during traffic stop Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: This Chevy Tahoe suffered severe front-end damage estimated at $5,500 to fix. An alleged drunk driver slammed into four parked vehicles on the Kempton Chevrolet used …
Intoxicated man crashes into four parked vehicles at Kempton Chevrolet Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Ruben Rene Rojas, 48, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison on his seventh aggravated DUI conviction. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A …
Rojas given maximum term of 15 years in prison for seventh DUI Read More