December - 2016

ex-Douglas sergeant gets 5 years for transporting drugs - while on probation for theft of cash evide

CCSO Master Deputy Ray performance 'exceedingly poor, customarily negligent'; was chance mis

Disorderly conduct charge within business district dismissed against Tombstone editor

Tombstone Gazette editor faces disorderly conduct trial; alleges Mayor's lies published in city&

Another former Cochise deputy subject of misconduct investigation

New details released in November shooting death of Mescal man

guns stolen from house; cell phone records reviewed 88-CRIME offering $2500 reward for tips MESCAL - It has been nearly two months since...

"KILLA MIKE" RAMIREZ HEADED BACK TO PRISON ONE YEAR AFTER RELEASE

$20,000 cash, heroin and Glock found in Ramirez' room at troubled Sierra Vista apartment-hotel police document names informants, drug...

[update] 6 deportations, 4 federal prison terms, and renewed county prosecution on 7-yr old marijuan

County grand jury error leads judge to dismiss one of the four counts Mexican citizen brought from Mississippi prison to face renewed...

ex-CCSO deputy loses bid for no-bail release pending trial on conspiracy to murder daughter's ab

defense suggests entrapment by police use of informant longtime acquaintance, turned police go-between, first thought Burkholder just...

Fugitive in Morales million-dollar ransom kidnapping-conspiracy still sought by bail bond agent

$250,000 bond forfeited when Douglas man skipped last day of trial Parra found guilty in absentia but can't be sentenced BISBEE - Two...

SIERRA VISTA WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER FEDS DISCLOSE 5-MONTH SURVEILLANCE

search of car, home yields cash, Oxycodone pills, ledger book days later, multi-agency operation arrests 16 across southern Arizona on...

ex-BENSON FIREFIGHTER FACING "LIFE SENTENCE" IN ILLICIT VIDEOS CASE OPTS FOR NON-JURY TRIA

ex-girlfriend reported finding videos on hacked laptop in 2010 case previously dismissed for detective's "misleading" testimony...

CCSO: MOM CREATED FAKE THREAT LETTERS, POSTED THEM ON FRONT DOOR, BLAMED FOSTER PARENTS

"if I can't keep the boys . . . you will never see them alive" deputy finds same text on mom's computer neglect decision upheld at Court...

MESCAL MAN WITH GUN SHOT WOUND DEAD 10 DAYS LATER, DESPITE BRAIN SURGERY

robbery-assault at remote county-line residence; a missing ATV PCSO investigates; family hopes publicity will help identify suspects...

SUIT AGAINST SVPD OFFICER, CITY CAN PROCEED; OUT-OF-COUNTY JUDGE RULES JURY MAY DECIDE LIABILITY

allegation: SVPD officer interfered with application for police job city didn't accept young man's offer to settle for $250,000 UPDATE ...

Serious local news

CCSO Master Deputy Ray performance 'exceedingly poor, customarily negligent'; was chance mis

Tombstone Gazette editor faces disorderly conduct trial; alleges Mayor's lies published in city&

Inmate release delayed; judge questions prosecutor's 'drastic' request for conviction re

Tombstone city employee charged in inmate-worker drug smuggling scheme

Old tire taken from county dump leads to criminal prosecution, multi-court fight

Vigneto: lawsuit not stopping 28,000 home development in Benson

Alcoholic probationer sells cars, gives up license to stay out of prison

"Drug Baby" Elda Meraz gets 16 years for killing "friend", Ali Eastman

ex-Deputy wanted daughter's pimp crippled, but dead would be OK

Murder trial for wife of decapitated motorcyclist delayed awaiting reports