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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Ysidro Castro By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A welfare check regarding an intoxicated man urinating in the street resulted in the arrest of a wanted man …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A Safford officer arrested a man and a woman in two separate DUI cases within hours. The first involved a collision that had a Polaris …
Officer arrests man and woman for DUI in separate events only hours apart Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Ruben Rene Rojas, 48, faces a prison sentence between 10 to 15 years after being convicted by a jury to his seventh aggravated DUI. By Jon Johnson …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: A night of drinking didn’t agree with Kevin Gerstenmier, who ended up in jail with several additional charges pending. Man charged with assault and disorderly conduct with …
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TweetPinShareA Safford officer discovered an allegedly impaired driver after noticing she was driving without any lights. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A woman accused of driving while drunk and …
Woman arrested for DUI and drug possession after driving without lights Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Randy Morales By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man who officers believed to be driving under the influence of heroin fled from DUI stops in two …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Eddie Ray Sanchez ran from the police due to his warrants but was soon caught and was found to have meth in his pocket. By Jon Johnson …
Man with warrants runs from cops, caught with meth Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A man was arrested for DUI after being found passed out behind the wheel at Circle K. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Thomas Lucero …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The driver in a rollover crash off Solomon Road on Tuesday had multiple drugs in her system and reportedly fell asleep at the wheel. Woman …
Woman had multiple drugs in her system during a rollover crash with two young children in her car Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD: A Safford Police patrol vehicle was rammed in reverse by a suspected drunk driver early Saturday morning. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Sometimes picking out intoxicated …
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