At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, the Lake Havasu City Fire Department was dispatched to a desert rescue at Sara Park. Two hikers got lost returning from the Sara Park Trail system after attempting a sunset hike. Reports stated that they were lost in the dark but uninjured. Two Engines, a Battalion Chief, and two desert rescue side by sides responded. Mohave County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue was also requested to assist with the nighttime search. The Lake Havasu City Fire Department rescue crews quickly found the hikers within 25 minutes after emergency crews arrived. Fire Department crews had to hike in on foot due to the location of the hikers. All parties were transported to the trailhead with no injuries.

On Monday, July 17, 2023, at approximately 10:00 a.m., officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department responded to a crash involving a semi truck and a pedestrian on SR95 at McCulloch Boulevard South. During the investigation, it was determined that a semi truck and Nissan SE truck were both traveling Northbound on SR 95 from Parker, Arizona. As the semi truck was approaching the McCulloch Boulevard South intersection coming into Lake Havasu City, the driver observed the Nissan parked in the right through lane approximately 200 feet South of the traffic signal. The operator of the Nissan was outside of his vehicle standing in the roadway to the left of his vehicle and the semi truck driver had to reduce speed and move to the right turn lane to avoid a collision.

On July 15, 2023, at approximately 1:10 p.m., officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department responded to a business in the 1600 block of McCulloch Boulevard North for a reported armed robbery. During the initial investigation, officers determined that a white male wearing a black shirt, black shorts, black hat, and sunglasses entered the business and demanded money from the employee after displaying a firearm. The male then exited the store with a sizable amount of cash and left the scene in a white truck in an unknown direction.

At approximately 11:00 am on Sunday, July 16, 2023, a male and female in their 30’s called 911 when the female began having heat related issues. The two were hiking the Sara Park trails for approximately three hours. The high temperature of the day was projected at 118 degrees and an excessive heat warning was issued. Two Engines Companies, a Battalion Chief, and two rescue vehicles responded. The hikers were located on the trail eleven minutes after emergency crews arrived. Both hikers were transported to the trailhead and the female was transported to the hospital for heat related issues.

At approximately 8:25 pm on Saturday, July 15, 2023, a fire was reported by multiple 911 calls in the 3400 block of Kearsage Pl. The callers stated that two motorhomes and the front of the residence were on fire. The first arriving fire company reported heavy fire and smoke from two motorhomes with extension into the residence. Five Engine Companies, one Truck Company, one Medic Unit, and a Battalion Chief responded to the fire and gained control of the fire in approximately 65 minutes. The occupants of the residence were not home at the time of the fire. Twenty-five dogs were rescued by firefighters that searched the residence. One Firefighter was transported to HRMC with heat exhaustion due to extreme weather. Multiple other Firefighters were evaluated in rehab and released back to work at the scene.

The Lake Havasu City Police Department would like to make the community aware of a recent local phone scam that has been reported.

The Lake Havasu City Fire & Police Departments are urging residents and visitors to take precautions as temperatures are expected to reach unsafe levels in the coming days.

The Lake Havasu City Police Department has released its July 4th holiday weekend statistics from Friday, June 30 to Tuesday, July 4, 2023.