Crime Watch

A Kingman teenager was found in the basement of a registered Utah sex offender more than a week after she was reportedly abducted. But now the victim and her alleged abductor are both in custody, and the victim could herself be charged with absconding from juvenile probation in Mohave County.

An elderly Dolan Springs woman accused of neglecting animals she hoarded complained she is being persecuted following the seizure of 46 dogs from her rural, residential properties.

Department of Child Safety officials report a Kingman mom and her two young children were placed in safe shelter after local authorities arrested her boyfriend for alleged abuse of her baby in Kingman.

Kingman Police Department officers will be conducted enhanced DUI Patrols this Super Bowl weekend in an attempt to counteract drunk and impaired driving.

A Kingman man who admitted to engaging in sexual misconduct with a child escaped a prison sentence by pleading guilty to reduced charges.

On Saturday, Feb. 4 at 8:38 p.m. Northern Arizona Fire District was dispatched to a structure fire at the intersection of N. Highway 93 and W. Chloride Road in Chloride.

A missing person case became a death investigation when Mohave County Search and Rescue personnel located the body of a Lake Havasu City man next to his Polaris ATV over the weekend.

Drug seizures and two arrests are reported after a narcotics investigation led to a warrant-based search of an apartment in Bullhead City.

An air start cart was stolen on Saturday from Kingman Airline Services, Inc., an aircraft storage facility at Kingman Municipal Airport, according to an employee of the company.

A Mesa high school student is facing several felony charges after being caught bringing a firearm to campus.

A Lake Havasu City man’s mental health challenges loomed prominent in his Feb. 2 sentencing hearing for sex offenses involving a young girl years ago.

A young Lake Havasu City resident has been advised he could spend five times longer in prison if convicted at trial rather than entering a plea agreement for a Memorial Day Holiday weekend shooting incident.

Mohave County Sheriff Office deputies arrested Nicholas Petica, 32, of Bullhead City during a traffic stop for allegedly possessing fentanyl and drug paraphernalia.

Mohave County Sheriff Office deputies arrested Nathan Orsick, 50, of Bullhead City for alleged drug possession.

Mohave County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Nicole Rubalcava-Fierro, 49, Mohave Valley, for alleged possession of dangerous drugs, narcotic drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Lake Havasu City police are investigating an officer involved shooting (OIS) that resulted in the wounding of a suspect and a civilian in Bullhead City.

A social media post perceived to convey a possible bomb threat prompted law enforcement response and a security safety sweep of the Lee Williams High school campus in downtown Kingman early Wednesday, Jan. 25.

In October 2021, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigation Unit requested the public’s assistance with identifying a previously unidentified female victim from a 1971 homicide case.

Three male acquaintances who enjoyed a social get together at a local establishment in Lake Havasu City ended up in an altercation and stabbing incident reported at 2:35 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21.

Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested David Ryan Arnett, 55, of Fort Mohave, and Alfred George Nemeti, 49, of Fort Mohave, for one felony count each of criminal littering.

Mohave county Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested Jeremiah Robert Anderson, 39 of Topock, for Theft of Means of Transportation, Possession of a Weapon by Prohibited Person, Possession of a Weapon during a Drug Offense and Drug Paraphernalia Possession, all felonies, as well as an active arrest warrant.

Several pounds each of methamphetamine and cocaine plus an assortment of other illegal drugs were confiscated during a law enforcement traffic stop in Mohave Valley.

GOLDEN VALLEY — Mohave County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Isaiha Boregard Caril-Hill, 23, of Fort Mohave, for allegedly fatally hitting his father with a vehicle.

Over 40 dogs were seized from a Dolan Springs residence, triggering an arrest.

On Wednesday, Jan. 10 at about 12:15 p.m. Kingman police arrested Ishmael James Hobbs, 36, of Kingman, on felony charges of aggravated assault on a peace officer and resisting arrest.