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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. …
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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 TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A pair of Texans traveling through Graham County failed to notice the speed limit reduction on U.S. Highway 70 through Safford and a subsequent …
Texas tourists caught with meth Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A juvenile female and male have been referred to Graham County Juvenile Probation for charges of assault and child abuse regarding an incident involving …
Juveniles investigated for assault, encouraging children to fight and sharing video of the crime Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Denise Fry was caught attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into a Safford prison by utilizing inmates on work detail. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Authorities from …
Authorities team up to take down prison drug smuggling ring Read More