The Lake Havasu City Police Department is conducting traffic and DUI enforcement details throughout the month of November and December 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. The Lake Havasu City Police Department wants to remind everyone who is participating in holiday festivities to enjoy this time responsibly. Please do not drink and drive. Participants are encouraged to arrange for a designated driver or utilize one of the many ride-sharing options available throughout the city.

City offices are closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27, 2020 in observance of Thanksgiving. Police and Fire Department services are unaffected, however Administrative Offices and the Aquatic Center are closed. All City offices resume normal schedules on Monday, November 30. Please Note: Trash and recycling services for Thursday, November 26 are collected on Friday, November 27. And trash and recycling services for Friday, November 27 are collected on Saturday, November 28.

Lake Havasu City is holding online auctions for its disposal of surplus fitness equipment, furnishings and fixtures at its recently acquired location at 92 Acoma Blvd. South. On-line surplus inventory items are located at GovDeals.com and PublicSurplus.com. Please visit both websites for more bidding information, auction specifics and to set up your automated electronic notification when new items are added.

On November 18, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Lake Havasu City Police Officers responded to a report of a subject who was going in and out of his residence in the 800 block of Satellite Drive yelling at people he believed were on his roof. The subject later identified as 29-year-old Lake Havasu City resident William G. Cox, then went inside of his residence and neighbors heard a gunshot as Cox yelled, “That is your warning shot.”

Lake Havasu City is seeking general contractors interested in bidding on Community Development Block Grant Housing Rehabilitation projects.

On November 10, 2020 at approximately 6:00 P.M the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit served a search warrant at a residence in the 3000 block of Pepperwood Drive. With the assistance of the LHCPD K-9 “Rocky”, approximately 199 grams (7 ounces) of methamphetamine were located in the home.

The Lake Havasu City Maintenance Services Division announces the traffic signal work on Lake Havasu Ave. southbound at Mesquite Ave. and southbound at McCulloch Blvd. Work is scheduled to occur between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Monday, November 16, subject to weather and other conditions. The work will require the southbound lanes to be closed. Motorists are encouraged to find alternate routes, allow themselves extra travel time, and follow all construction signage.

The Lake Havasu City Finance Department, is pleased to announce that it has received The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting due to the City’s all-inclusive annual financial report.