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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Zachari Cordova, 30, was arrested and booked into the jail on charges of aggravated DUI, misconduct involving weapons, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Passenger booked on warrant …
Heroin addict gets aggravated DUI Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Safford City Hall Clerks were witness to a traumatic situation Wednesday when a man who allegedly caused a disturbance fought with an officer and was injured. …
Possible mentally ill man causes a disturbance at Safford City Hall, attacks officer Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man is facing several charges after allegedly stealing from his female acquaintance, assaulting her, and trashing his own …
Drunken couple arrested by police after domestic incident Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Yancy Winans pleaded guilty to an amended count of attempted sale of a narcotic drug. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Heroin dealer Yancy Winans, 27, agreed …
Heroin dealer pleads guilty/faces up to a year in jail Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Billy Ray Bishop, 68, of Sierra Vista, left, and Christopher Decker, 28, were both arrested and booked into jail after allegedly traveling to Safford to have sexual …
Online sexual predators lured to Graham County under the guise of ‘hooking up’ with 14-year-old girls Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Rickey Chacon, 29, was arrested and booked into jail on a warrant regarding charges of aggravated assault and burglary after he was allegedly involved in a shoplifting …
Man wanted on assault and burglary charges apprehended after an alleged shoplifting incident Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A man died outside of the Arizona Department of Public Safety substation just east of Safford on Aug. …
Man dies outside of DPS substation Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A bicyclist was struck by a car July 31 but was found at fault for the collision. An officer responded to …
Bicyclist hit by car dinged by police for improper cycling Read More TweetPinShareWas given a citation last year for the same offense “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana – philosopher By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD …
Huffman suspected in two hit-and-run collisions in Safford and Thatcher on same day Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Safford Police respond to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and 8th Avenue early Wednesday evening. By Jon Johnson SAFFORD – Police are handling …
Police handling two-vehicle collision at U.S. Highway 70 and 8th Avenue Read More