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TweetPinShareOfficers assisted a confused elderly man at the Circle K by Firth Park. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Police officers in Safford not only fight crime but wear a …
Officers assist confused elderly man from Phoenix Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Frank Garcia was booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility on three counts of excessive speeding, possession of stolen property, theft of means of transportation, reckless …
Man flees cops in stolen truck, goes 100 mph through school zones Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Katherine Payne was booked into the jail on a charge of child abuse after her 3-year-old son rode on the bumper of an SUV she was in …
Pima woman jailed for child abuse after toddler rides on SUV bumper for nearly a mile Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Mathew Pierce, 35, was arrested and booked into the jail on charges of aggravated assault, endangerment, and disorderly conduct after a domestic dispute that was followed up …
Thatcher man’s armed standoff with police ends without incident Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A woman was found frolicking naked in and around the Pima Pool. Also given additional charges of criminal damage and trespassing By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Pima Pool skinny dipper arrested for burglary and indecent exposure Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Lifeline Ambulance Operations Supervisor Riley Woods hangs off a Thatcher Fire truck to give last second information regarding the parade. Thatcher, Safford next, followed by Fort …
First responders parade through Pima Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: The old Ashurst school near Fort Thomas and a Nissan Maxima were burned in a perceived act of arson on Sunday. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com FORT …
GCSO investigating a suspicious fire that ended up burning down old Ashurst school with a torched car Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Nicholas Alvarado, left, was booked on drug and weapons charges while Thomas Reynolds was booked on warrants for failure to appear in court to answer to DUI …
Man armed with machete busted with meth while on possible stolen ATV Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Cory Bowman, 29, was sentenced to seven years in prison followed by an intensive probation tail for stealing ATVs and operating a chop shop. By Jon Johnson …
Chop shop operator given maximum seven-year sentence for ATV theft Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Nutcracker Towing removed a GMC Sierra from a cotton field after the truck left the highway and crashed. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – A single …
Truck runs off highway into cotton field Read More