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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Deryk Martinez, 30, was arrested and booked into jail on charges of possession of a narcotic drug for sale, and possession of drug paraphernalia. By Jon Johnson …
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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 …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After notifying all next of kin, the Safford Police Department has confirmed the pedestrian killed on U.S. Highway 70 …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A man fled from police in the middle of the night with no lights on after failing to …
Man leads police on a high-speed chase in mother’s car Read More
TweetPinShareGila Herald File Photo SAFFORD – This is a Sexual Offender notification for Richard L. Long, 67. Long resides at 816 W. 12th St. in Safford and is 6′ tall, …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: An off-duty Thatcher officer stopped an assault and attempted robbery outside of Walmart. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A violent attempted robbery outside of …
Off-duty Thatcher officer thwarts robbery attempt after man hits panhandler with a metal pipe Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo: The Safford Police continue to investigate a fatal collision that killed a pedestrian on U.S. Highway 70 on Tuesday night By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – …
Fatal pedestrian collision still under investigation Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson Field Photo/Gila Herald Crash closes highway Staff Reports SAFFORD – A fatal collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle on U.S. Highway 70 near 14th Avenue forced the …
Pedestrian struck and killed on U.S. Highway 70 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Barbra Hernandez: Police believe the driver of the SUV that crashed into the B&D Air Conditioning building was driving under the influence of hard drugs. By Jon Johnson …
Man who drove SUV into B&D Air Conditioning arrested for DUI Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Bicycling duo were suspects in Walmart shoplifting case By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A suspect in a Walmart shoplifting case was tased April 5 …
Man tased while resisting drug arrest Read More