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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: This juvenile bear was found wandering in the Central area on Monday. It was tranquilized and relocated to the Santa Teresa Mountain range. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Bear seen wandering around Central relocated to Santa Teresa Mountain range Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from May 5 – 10, 2021. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While the …
Jail Booking Report for May 5 – 10 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Safford Police Department: Safford Police, with assistance from other agencies, seized 14.5 pounds of meth off a New Mexico man during a traffic stop on Saturday. By Jon …
Safford Police seize nearly 15 pounds of meth Read More
TweetPinShareA passenger who was ejected from an SUV in a rollover on Safford/Bryce Road on Thursday and was found deceased at the scene has been identified as Rene Richard Villescas, …
Safford/Bryce Road fatal crash victim identified Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The GCSO is investigating a second fatal single-vehicle rollover crash involving an ejection this week. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – The Graham County …
Graham County sees second fatal single-vehicle rollover crash in less than a week Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Graham County Sheriff’s Office and Adult Detention Facility’s electricity operating expenses will be offset by the installation of a solar panel array on the hillside …
Jail goes green . . . with solar Read More
TweetPinShareA local woman was pronounced deceased at MGRMC on Monday afternoon, after flipping her SUV on Bryce/Eden Road. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – A woman died Monday afternoon after …
Woman killed in single-vehicle crash on Bryce/Eden Road Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: This car suffered severe front-end damage after being involved in a collision with a police vehicle Friday night. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – A police-involved …
Police-involved collision closes highway Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy TPD: This black bear was treed in Thatcher last May before being tranquilized and removed by the Arizona Game & Fish Department. The bear was then euthanized …
Bear sighted in a residential area in Graham County Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Dylan Dewane Waters, 21, pleaded guilty to transportation of a narcotic drug for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia. The plea is in response to an undercover …
Duncan man pleads guilty to transporting fentanyl but judge defers acceptance until sentencing Read More