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TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: The bear was reportedly in the Mares Bluff area when it was shot. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CLIFTON – The Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office reportedly shot …
Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office puts down wandering black bear Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office: Iran Dewayne Munn, 45, of Memphis, Tennessee, has been charged with three counts of luring a minor for sexual exploitation. By Walt Mares MORENCI …
Tennessee man allegedly attempts to prostitute his daughter Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Greenlee County: A Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office deputy reported clocking Sheriff Tim Sumner traveling at 106 mph in a 65-mph zone while not being signed on for duty. …
Sheriff Sumner caught speeding 106 mph Read More
TweetPinShareShawn Patrick Kelly was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for shooting at Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. John Mennen. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CLIFTON – After being found …
Duncan man in officer-involved shooting sentenced to 15 years in prison Read More TweetPinShareShawn Patrick Kelly was found guilty of aggravated assault against a police officer with a deadly weapon but was found not guilty on kidnapping and a second aggravated assault charge. …
Guilty and not guilty: Jury split on Greenlee case regarding officer-involved shooting and kidnapping of former County Attorney Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection CLIFTON – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported sex offender discovered among a group of illegal immigrants in eastern Arizona early …
Border Patrol arrests sexual offender near Clifton Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com DUNCAN – Michael Lindel Acosta, 66, owner and operator of the Apache Grove Bar in Duncan, was arrested Monday, Aug. 12, on charges of sexual conduct …
Duncan thrift store owner accused of sexually assaulting juvenile Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office: Rogelio Ruiz Portillo, 26, of Tucson, was one of two men apprehended by the Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office transporting roughly three pounds of cocaine …
DUI traffic stop in Greenlee County nets three pounds of cocaine, other drugs Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office: The Graham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Duncan on Sunday afternoon. A suspect was reportedly shot by a …
Duncan man injured in shooting with Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office Read More TweetPinShareWhile the case against the sheriff’s juvenile son took place in Greenlee County, the hearings are held in Graham County in front of Graham County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem …
Greenlee County Sheriff’s son accused of sexually assaulting young girl Read More