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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GREENLEE COUNTY – Speed kills, and Greenlee County Sheriff Eric Ellison has made lowering the number of criminal speeders on Greenlee County’s highways one of his …
Slowing the speed – Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office looks to shut down the ‘Morenci 500’ Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MORENCI – The Arizona Game and Fish Department, with assistance from the Clifton Police Department and Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office, successfully captured a rogue juvenile black …
Black bear caught in Morenci backyard relocated to southern Arizona mountains Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MORENCI – A 6-year-old girl is in recovery after needing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) machine during a near-drowning …
6-year-old girl saved in near drowning incident at Morenci Community Center Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports GREENLEE COUNTY – On Sunday, Feb. 23, Greenlee County Search and Rescue (SAR) teams were dispatched to the Upper Eagle Creek area following reports of a missing hunter. …
Hunter found deceased in Upper Eagle Creek, Greenlee County Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES — Law enforcement officials from the Graham and Greenlee County Sheriff’s Offices and the Safford and Thatcher Police Department assisted the Border …
Local law enforcement agencies team up to track down fleeing UDAs Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com DUNCAN – A multi-month investigation resulted in the arrest of two alleged child predators living in the same residence in Duncan on Thursday after the Greenlee …
Two for one child predators nabbed in Duncan Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MORENCI – A jilted lover is behind bars after making threats to murder his ex-girlfriend’s family and then being located nearby armed with multiple firearms, brass …
Greenlee Sheriff’s Office thwarts jilted man seeking vengeance against lover’s family Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Longtime lawman, and chief investigator for the Greenlee County Attorney’s Office, Eric Ellison, wants to be your next Greenlee County Sheriff. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GREENLEE …
Eric Ellison aims to bring dignity back to the Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Meta: A memorial service for Trevor Sumner, 21, is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 at the Greenlee County Fairgrounds. Staff Reports GREENLEE COUNTY – A memorial service for …
Trevor Sumner Memorial Service scheduled Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GREENLEE COUNTY – When a law enforcement agency is presented with having to investigate one of its own officers, that agency normally turns the investigation over …
Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office investigates own deputy in domestic assault case Read More