Details of homicide victim released in Mohave County investigation
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (FOX5) – The Mojave County Sheriff’s Office released an update on Monday regarding the 2022 murders under investigation. On December 4, 2022, lawmakers responded to calls that human remains were found in a remote desert area of Yucca near Alamo Road and Boriana Mine Road. Investigators found a tarp in a large […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Four unsolved homicide cases from 2022 still unsolved
Yuma, Arizona (KYMA, KECY) – Yuma County still has four murders unsolved after 2022. News 11’s Samantha Byrd tracks last year’s unsolved murders and tries not to get cold feet. 2022 was the year of murders in Yuma. Lt. Sam Pavlak, Commander of Investigations for the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) said: In 2022, the […]
A Busy Weekend for the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office: A Plane Crash and an Attempted Homicide
Single-engine plane crashes in Mazatsar wilderness area On the afternoon of Friday, November 11, 2022, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office received notification from the Arizona Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that a single-engine plane had crashed. With the assistance of the Civil Air Patrol, the destroyed aircraft and pilot were […]
YCSO, YPD and others assist SPD in homicide investigation
YUMA, Arizona (KYMA, KECY) – A male victim died of a gunshot wound on Saturday, November 12, 2022, according to a press release. Briefly, at approximately 1:35 a.m., Somerton Police Department (SPD) responded to a 911 call of a man shot on the 100 block of West Spring Street. Arriving officers, noticing people’s attention, told […]
SPD issues release on Safford double homicide
John Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Safford Police Department issued a press release regarding the deaths of two people in midtown Safford early Monday morning. John Johnson john johnson news@gmail.com Safford – On Tuesday, the Safford Police Department issued a press release regarding a double homicide in midtown Safford early Monday morning. Officers were initially […]
mohave county identifies homicide victim from 1971
It took exactly 52 years, but the Special Investigations Division of the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office finally tracked down the name of the woman murdered in 1971. On January 23, 1971, police found the body of a woman in a canvas bag near a dirt road just two miles east of U.S. Route 93 on […]
Homicide victim from 1971 identified in Mohave County
Colleen Audrey Rice, pictured in a high school photo (left), was identified by DNA as a victim of the 1971 Mojave County murder case. Pictured in the artist’s rendering (right). It took exactly 52 years, but the Special Investigations Division of the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office finally tracked down the name of the woman murdered […]
Man charged with murder in Quail Ridge homicide
Bobby Benitez, 64, has been charged with the murder of Patti Nosy, 42, but he remains hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Suspect still in hospital John Johnson john johnson news@gmail.com Thatcher – Bobby Benitez, 64, has been charged with killing Patti Sue Nosy, 42, but he remains hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Nosie […]
Thatcher Police investigating a homicide in Quail Ridge
John Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Possible suspect in custody John Johnson john johnson news@gmail.com Thatcher – Thatcher police are investigating a reported murder in the Quail Ridge area. According to a Thatcher Police Department press release, police responded to a call early Tuesday morning from a man who claimed to have shot a person. The […]
