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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: This is the booking photo taken the night of Jorden Simms’ arrest Dec. 21, 2019. Five days later, she was fatally injured after leaping from a moving …
Police report Simms attempted to escape upon initial arrest; faked pregnancy to get hospital visit Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Michael Rivera, 39, was arrested and booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility on multiple drug charges after officers located a large amount of methamphetamine in …
Pima P.D. drug dog helps Safford Police bust alleged meth dealer Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo: A Safford Police officer arrested a man with a medical marijuana car for DUI-drug after determining the man was too impaired to drive. By Jon Johnson …
Man with medical marijuana card arrested for DUI-drug Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: This semi-truck hauling a Bulk Transportation trailer full of sulphuric acid was engulfed in flames after a Pontiac sedan crossed the center line and collided head-on with the …
Three dead in head-on collision between acid truck and passenger car Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD: A man was given a citation for driving on a suspended license after striking a blind bicyclist and her acquaintance who were on a tandem bike. By …
Vehicle slightly strikes blind bicyclist Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Robert Lee Sandoval, 29, of Safford, was booked on a warrant for failure to appear in court on a theft charge after fleeing from officers Jan. 21. …
Man runs into highway traffic while attempting to flee police Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Police are on the lookout for Jose Cobos, who is wanted for questioning regarding an alleged assault. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Police are on the …
Police on the lookout for assault suspect Read More TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – An elderly man ran afoul of the law Jan. 18 when a landscaper caught him driving his tractor down …
Elderly man caught ‘borrowing’ tractor for trip to Walmart Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Audrey Romero was booked into the jail on a charge of disorderly conduct after chasing a man and scaring schoolchildren. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A …
Woman chases man, scares schoolchildren Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A wanted man who was apprehended after fleeing from a police officer was refused at the Graham County Adult Detention Facility due to the level …
Wanted man released after jail refuses intake due to alcohol level Read More