On Thursday, December 8, 2022, at approximately 1:10 p.m., the Lake Havasu City Police Department responded to a multi-vehicle crash at State Route 95 and Oro Grande Boulevard intersection.

On Thursday, December 8, 2022, at approximately 1:10 p.m., the Lake Havasu City Police Department responded to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Route 95 and Oro Grande Boulevard.

Over the past several weeks, Officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department have been investigating a male suspect using counterfeit currency in the community. This male had visited several businesses in Lake Havasu City using counterfeit $100.00 bills to make random purchases and, on at least one occasion, received cash back on a purchase.

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December, 2, 2022, a fire was reported by multiple people in the 2500 block of S. Cisco Dr. The occupants discovered a fire next to the house and evacuated the residence. The first arriving fire company reported two RV’s fully engulfed on fire next to the residence.

The Annual River Riders Toy Run is hitting the road this Sunday, December 4, from Parker to Lake Havasu City at approximately 12:00 p.m. This charitable ride, which brings thousands of toys to children in need in Lake Havasu City, follows the same route as previous years – traveling on residential streets throughout the city.

The Lake Havasu City Police Department will be conducting traffic and DUI enforcement details from December 1, 2022, through January 1, 2023, for the holiday season. Officers will provide enhanced traffic and DUI enforcement during this time from a grant awarded by the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

On November 27, 2022, at approximately 1:15 a.m., Lake Havasu City Police Officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of Swanson Avenue for a report of a single gunshot fired inside an establishment. Upon the officer’s arrival, it was determined that a group of individuals had caused a disturbance inside the establishment. One of the individuals proclaimed that an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang was present and became unruly, at which time they were asked to leave by management.

On November 29, 2022, at approximately 3:50 p.m. Officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department were dispatched to the 5600 block of Highway 95 North for a reported kidnapping in progress. The reporting party advised that a male suspect had physically removed a female victim from an establishment causing bodily injury. The male led the female out to the parking lot where he forcefully placed the female into a small black vehicle and drove away at a high rate of speed. The vehicle left on Highway 95 northbound and drove into the desert near mile marker 191, at which time the female managed to exit the vehicle and run back toward the highway. The male began pursuing her on foot and managed to catch up to her alongside the highway, at which time officers arrived on the scene. The male suspect was then taken into custody without incident.