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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com FORT THOMAS – U.S. Highway 70 was closed in both directions just west of Fort Thomas for approximately 20 minutes Monday morning after a semi-truck with …
Semi-truck rollover closes Highway 70 near Fort Thomas Read More
TweetPinShareDespite adult use of marijuana becoming legal in Arizona starting Nov. 30 and those previously convicted allowed to expunge their crimes, local police are still citing adults for simple possession …
Local police still issuing drug charges for marijuana even though it will soon be legal Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Ashleigh Wilhelm, left, and Ryan Lapsley were booked into the jail and are facing numerous charges regarding drugs, felony flight, theft, fraud, and more. Phoenix-area couple lead …
Criminal couple flee from cops but can’t escape the long arm of the law Read More
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